2012 Legislative Proposals
House Bill 2587
Senate Bill 2849
RELATING TO SAILING SCHOOL VESSELS amends the definition of "sailing school vessel" to mean, among other things, a vessel that is in compliance with the Federal Code of Regulations, Title 46, Part 169.
House Bill 2588
Senate Bill 2850
RELATING TO GROUNDED VESSELS authorizes DLNR to assume control of and remove a vessel grounded on a coral reef or in imminent danger of breaking up if the vessel cannot be removed by the owner within twenty-four hours of the grounding.
House Bill 2589
Senate Bill 2851
RELATING TO VESSELS clarifies responsibility for disposing of abandoned vessels within the State and amends the description of an abandoned vessel.
House Bill 2590
Senate Bill 2852
RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCE VIOLATIONS provides for transformative administrative penalty alternatives, and for an enhanced collection mechanism for outstanding fines and penalties resulting from aquatic resource violations.
House Bill 2591
Senate Bill 2853
Relating To Accreted Lands clarifies that land accreted after May 20, 2003, shall be public land except as otherwise provided by law.
House Bill 2592
Senate Bill 2854
RELATING TO A STATEWIDE ISLAND BURIAL COUNCIL consolidates the five Island Burial Councils into a single statewide island burial council as a means to address long-standing quorum issues.
House Bill 2593
Senate Bill 2855
RELATING TO EMERGENCY RULES FOR THREATS TO NATURAL RESOURCES OR THE HEALTH OF THE ENVIRONMENT broadens the conditions under which emergency rules may be adopted to include instances of imminent peril to natural resources or the health of the environment.
House Bill 2594
Senate Bill 2856
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 12, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO ASSIST DAM AND RESERVOIR OWNERS proposes an amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution, to authorize the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds and use the proceeds from the bonds to assist dam and reservoir owners.
House Bill 2595
Senate Bill 2857
RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST DAM AND RESERVOIR OWNERS authorizes the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds and use the proceeds from the bonds to assist dam and reservoir owners.


