HomeMy WebLinkAboutHB590HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019
STATE OF HAWAII
H.B. NO.5O
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE WILDLIFE REVOLVING FUND.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
1 SECTION 1. Section 183D-10.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
2 amended to read as follows:
3 "§183D-10.5 Wildlife revolving fund; establishment. (a)
4 There is established a wildlife revolving fund under the
5 department of land and natural resources.
6 (b) The following proceeds shall be retained by or
7 transmitted to the department of land and natural resources for
8 deposit into the wildlife revolving fund:
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(1) Moneys collected as fees for hunting licenses,
attendance of hunter education training programs, and
use of public target ranges;
(2) Moneys collected under the provision of any law
relating to the importation, taking, catching, or
killing of game, wildlife, and products thereof;
(3) Moneys, other than informers' fees authorized under
section 183D-11, collected as fines or bail
forfeitures for violation of this chapter or any
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provision of chapter 195D concerning wildlife
conservation; and
(4) Moneys collected from the sale of:
(A) Any article, in addition to a hunting license,
which a person is required to purchase from the
department in order to hunt, when the requirement
is established by law or rule; and
(B) Any work of art upon which the article under
subparagraph (A) is based.
(c) Expenditures from the wildlife revolving fund shall be
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12 (1) For programs and activities to implement or enforce
13 this chapter, including the provision of state funds
14 to match federal aid grants under the Pittman -
15 Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (50
16 Stat. 917, 16 U.S.C. §669), as amended, for projects
17 concerning wildlife;
18 (2) For programs and activities to implement or enforce
19 chapter 195D concerning wildlife conservation;
20 (3) For acquisition of the use, development, or
21 maintenance of trails and accessways into or through
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forest reserves, natural area reserves, game
management areas, wildlife sanctuaries, public hunting
areas, private and commercial shooting preserves, or
private lands where hunting or hiking by the public is
authorized; and
(4) For research programs and activities concerning
7 wildlife conservation and management. Research
8 programs and activities funded under this paragraph
9 may be conducted by personnel of the department or
10 through grants-in-aid to or contracts with the
11 University of Hawaii or other qualified persons.
12 (d) The proceeds of the wildlife revolving fund shall not
13 be used as security for, or pledged to the payment of principal
14 or interest on, any bonds or other instruments of indebtedness.
15 (e) In addition to subsections (c) and (f), the department
16 [] shall use moneys [in] received into the wildlife revolving
17 fund for the importation into, and the management, preservation,
18 propagation, and protection of, game, introduced game species,
19 or wildlife in the State; provided that the department, prior to
20 authorizing expenditures or expending funds from the wildlife
21 revolving fund [shall first] and after coordinating and
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1 cooperating with the game management advisory commission, may
2 use those funds to maximize the State's participation to secure
3 federal funds under the Pittman -Robertson Federal Aid in
4 Wildlife Restoration Act, as amended[—], as directed by the game
5 management advisory commission; provided further that the funds
6 shall be used to benefit the department's mission to preserve,
7 protect, and promote public hunting.
8 (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed as
9 prohibiting the funding with general funds or other funds of
10 programs and activities to implement or enforce this chapter or
11 chapter 195D concerning wildlife conservation.
12 (g) The department shall prepare and submit an annual
13 report on the status of the wildlife revolving fund to the
14 legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of
15 each regular session. The report shall include but not be
16 limited to:
17 (1) The source and application of moneys deposited into
18 the fund, including a description of the criteria and
19 process used to determine funding priorities;
20 (2) A description of programs and activities supported by
21 the fund;
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(3) A summary of program highlights and accomplishments;
and
(4) A description of future program plans, including
specific goals and objectives.
(h) The department shall not make any expenditures from
6 the fund without first consulting with the game management
7 advisory commission."
8 SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed
9 and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
10 SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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INTRODUCED BY:
JAN 1 8 2019
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Report Title:
DLNR; Game Management Advisory Commission; Wildlife Revolving
Fund
Description:
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to use
moneys received into the wildlife revolving fund for certain
purposes. Requires that the Department consult with the Game
Management Advisory Commission prior to making any wildlife
revolving fund expenditures.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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