Report Title:

State Parks Master Plan

THE SENATE

S.C.R. NO.

36

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

Requesting the development of a comprehensive master plan for state parks.

 

WHEREAS, the State's parks showcase Hawaii's finest natural, cultural, and scenic resources for residents and visitors alike, while protecting and preserving these resources; and

WHEREAS, a comprehensive master plan for the State's parks will guide the Department of Land and Natural Resources in planning the future of a state system of parks, and help improve the recreational opportunities they provide; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-First Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2001, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Land and Natural Resources is requested to develop a State parks master plan for all state parks, including state beach parks; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State parks master plan shall:

(1) Include a strategic review, functional analysis, physical analysis, solution development and evaluation, and plan documentation;

(2) Outline the mission and values of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (Department), the external environment, changes that will affect the Department, and multiple timelines and cycles inherent in the conduct of Department affairs; and

(3) Be updated not less than once every six years;

and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department shall submit the first State parks master plan to the legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2002; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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