REPORT TITLE:
Conservation


DESCRIPTION:
Re-establishes the Youth Conservation Corps and authorizes the
transfer of $500,000 from the natural area reserve fund to the
DLNR for youths involved in conservation programs.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        
THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           2175
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT


RELATING TO CONSERVATION.


BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1 
 2      SECTION 1.  Chapter 193, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
 
 3 by adding a new part to be appropriately designated and to read
 
 4 as follows:
 
 5                "PART   . YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS
 
 6      §193-    Authorization.  The governor is authorized to avail
 
 7 the State of the benefits of any law or laws of the United
 
 8 States, now existing or to be enacted, such as title 16 United
 
 9 States Code, sections 1701 to 1706, or any other law or laws of
 
10 similar purport.
 
11      §193-  Administration.  To carry out the program
 
12 authorized by this part, the governor may:
 
13      (1)  Enter into an agreement or agreements, or designate the
 
14           department of land and natural resources, or any other
 
15           department or departments of the state government as
 
16           the state agency or state agencies to enter into an
 
17           agreement or agreements, with the proper authorities of
 
18           the United States;
 
19      (2)  Designate the department of land and natural resources,
 
20           or any department or departments of the state
 

 
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 1           government to design programs to provide healthful
 
 2           outdoor training and employment for young persons and
 
 3           to advance the conservation, development, and
 
 4           management of natural resources and recreational areas,
 
 5           in accordance with the applicable federal law.  The
 
 6           designated department or departments may also adopt
 
 7           appropriate rules under chapter 91 to carry out the
 
 8           programs so designed; and
 
 9      (3)  Defray one-half of all costs incurred with respect to
 
10           the programs or any other proportion of the costs of
 
11           the programs, which may be required by the applicable
 
12           laws of the United States, out of any moneys
 
13           appropriated to the department or departments
 
14           designated to participate in the programs, without
 
15           regard to the original purpose of the appropriations.
 
16      §193-  Personnel laws; applicability.  The provisions of
 
17 chapters 76 to 80, and 88, except provisions of state law
 
18 relating to the application of the Social Security Act of the
 
19 United States to the extent that the Act shall be applicable
 
20 under the federal law establishing the youth programs, shall not
 
21 apply to persons employed under this part."
 
22      SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the natural area
 
23 reserve fund the sum of $          , or so much thereof as may be
 

 
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 1 necessary for fiscal year 2000-2001, for the youth conservation
 
 2 corps created by this Act.  The sum appropriated shall be
 
 3 expended by the department of land and natural resources for the
 
 4 purposes of this Act.
 
 5      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2000.
 
 6 
 
 7                       INTRODUCED BY:  ___________________________