SB2285

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2285
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§46- County building permit fees; historic preservation. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, each county agency that issues building, construction, or development-related permits shall establish a procedure to withhold four per cent of all fees collected for building, construction, and development-related county permits and deposit the collected fees into the Hawaii historic preservation fund under section 6E-16."

SECTION 2. Section 6E-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) There is established a Hawaii historic preservation special fund into which shall be deposited the following moneys:

(1) Appropriations by the legislature to the special fund;

(2) Gifts, donations, and grants from public agencies and private persons;

(3) All proceeds collected by the department derived from historic preserve user fees, historic preserve leases or concession fees, fees charged to carry out the purposes of this chapter, or the sale of goods; [~~and~~]

(4) County permit fee proceeds collected by the counties pursuant to section 46- ; and

[~~(4)~~] (5) Civil, criminal, and administrative penalties, fines, and other charges collected under this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.

All interest earned or accrued on moneys deposited in the fund shall become part of the fund. The fund shall be administered by the department; provided that the department may contract with a public or private agency to provide the day-to-day management of the fund."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2008.

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