CA-0007 Draft 2 - Repeal and Replace Sections 10-15 and 10-16 – PONC Fund and Maintenance Fund - formatted

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CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. CA -7, DRAFT 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: Section 1. Article X, Section 10-15, of the Hawai`i County Charter (2018 Edition), is repealed. Section 2. Article X, Section 10-16, of the Hawai`i County Charter (2018 Edition), is repealed. Section 3. Article X of the Hawai`i County Charter (2018 Edition), is amended by adding a new Section to read as follows: "Section 10-15. Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation and Maintenance Funds. In adopting each fiscal year's budget and capital program, the council shall appropriate a minimum of one percent of certified real property tax revenues, 0.75% of which shall be deposited in a fund known as the public access, open space, and natural resources preservation fund and the remaining 0.25% of which shall be deposited into a fund to be called the public access, open space, and natural resources maintenance fund. The council may by a two-thirds vote suspend this appropriation requirement when the director of finance determines in writing that the suspension of this appropriation is necessary to prevent a reduction in the level of public services. Q Moneys in public access, open space, and natural resources preservation fund shall be utilized for purchasing or otherwise acquiring lands or property entitlements for land conservation purposes in Hawai`i County for: Public outdoor recreation and education; Access to beaches and mountains; W Preserving historic or culturally important land areas; fiq Protecting natural resources, significant habitats, or ecosystems, including buffer zones; Preserving forests, beaches, coastal areas, areas of natural beauty, and agricultural lands; Protecting watershed lands to preserve water quality and water supply; ILD Conserving land for the purpose of reducing erosion, floods, landslides, and runoff, and Improving disabled and public access to, and enjoyment of, public land, open space, and recreational facilities. Moneys in the public access, open space, and natural resources maintenance fund shall be utilized to maintain and improve land or property entitlements for land conservation purposes in Hawai`i County acquired pursuant to this section.