SB 2514 SD 1

RELATING TO WATERSHED PROTECTION

By Senator(s) NAKATA

Keywords: CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, CONSERVATION OR PRESERVATION DISTRICTS, COUNTY GOVERNMENT, Department of land & natural resources, FORESTS AND FORESTRY, TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION, TAXATION, WATER RESOURCES

Report Title: Watershed Protection

Description: Establishes a watershed protection trust fund to fund public and private watershed management projects benefiting water quality; water quantity, and general watershed values within designated watershed areas. Establishes a review board to identify watershed management areas. Imposes a watershed protection tax. Effective 07/01/01. (SD1)

 1-21-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        S Referred to 1. WLH 2. WAM                                
 1-26-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by WLH on 01-31-00 at
                  1:00 p.m. in conference room 225
 1-26-00        S Notice of public decision making by WLH on 02-04-00         
                  at 1:00 p.m. in conference room 225.
 2- 4-00        S The committee on WLH recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2- 4-00        S The votes in WLH were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Hanabusa, Kanno, Matsuura, Nakata; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) Tanaka, Chun; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Anderson
 2- 8-00        S Reported from WLH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2022) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 2- 8-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to WAM.