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JMtY OFM',.. .y,IJi COUNTY OF HAWAI`I +� �:' '�:. STATE OF HAWAI`I BILL NO. 206 (DRAFT 2) ORDINANCE NO. 24 96 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 84-39 AND AMENDING CHAPTER 14,ARTICLE 8, SECTION 14-44, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO NUCLEAR ENERGY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Findings and Purpose. The County of Hawai`i recognizes the critical importance of safeguarding the health, safety, and welfare of its residents and environment. With growing concerns about the potential hazards posed by the transportation, storage, and development of nuclear materials, it is essential to ensure that all entities within the County, including military operations, are subject to appropriate regulatory measures. This ordinance seeks to remove the exclusion that previously applied to military activities in this regard, aligning with the County's broader commitment to minimizing radiation risks and maintaining a safe and clean environment for both present and future generations. This ordinance reflects the County's dedication to comprehensive public safety without compromising national security responsibilities. SECTION 2. Ordinance No. 84-39 is repealed. SECTION 3. Chapter 14, article 8, section 14-44 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows: "Section 14-44. Purpose. The purpose of this article is to maintain a clean and healthy environment for present and future generations in the County, to protect the health and safety of the residents of the County from radiation exposure resulting from dangers of accidents involving the transportation or storage of nuclear materials or the development of nuclear reactors, and to protect the general health, safety, comfort and welfare of the citizens of the County. [The purpose of article 8 shall not in any way inhibit or prohibit the military from carrying out their duties and responsibilities.]" • SECTION 4. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. In printing this ordinance,the brackets and bracketed and stricken material need not be included.