HB 2348

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
2348
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING
TO THE STATE PARKS SPECIAL FUND.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
���� SECTION 1.� The
legislature finds that the department of land and natural resources has a
variety of responsibilities related to operating, maintaining, and improving
the State's parks through the state parks special fund.� The legislature further finds that funds from
the state parks special fund are currently not authorized for environmental
protection programs in state parks, despite these parks being vulnerable to
visitor and climate impacts.
���� Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to
authorize the department of land and natural resources to expend moneys from
the state parks special fund for departmental programs aimed at environmental
protection.
���� SECTION 2.� Section 184-3.4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
���� "(b)�
The department shall expend the moneys from the state parks special fund
for the following purposes:
���� (1)� Permanent
and temporary staff positions;
���� (2)� Planning
and development of state parks programs, including the aina hoomalu state parks
program;
���� (3)� Construction,
repairs, replacement, additions, and extensions of state parks facilities;
���� (4)� Operation
and maintenance costs of state parks and state parks programs; [[and]]
���� (5)� Any
departmental program aimed at environmental protection; and
��� [[(5)]] (6)� Administrative costs of the division of state
parks."
���� SECTION 3.�
Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.� New statutory material is underscored.
���� SECTION 4.�
This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
DLNR;
State Parks Special Fund; Division of State Parks; Environmental Protection
Description:
Authorizes
the Department of Land and Natural Resources to expend the moneys from the State
Parks Special Fund for programs aimed at environmental protection.
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