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AMENDMENT TO:			S.B. No. 2873 S.D.1, H.D. 3, C.D. 1, RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
OFFERED BY:		Representative Joe Souki
DATE:	May 1, 2012

 

 

     SECTION 1.  S.B. No. 2873, S.D.1, H.D. 3, C.D. 1, RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS, is amended by amending subsection (d) of section 343-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, in Section 2 to read as follows:

 

     "(d)  Whenever an applicant requests approval for a proposed action and there is a question as to which of two or more state or county agencies with jurisdiction has the responsibility of [preparing the] determining whether an environmental assessment[,] is required, the office, after consultation with and assistance from the affected state or county agencies, shall determine which agency [shall prepare the assessment.] has the responsibility for determining whether an environmental assessment by the applicant is required, except in situations involving secondary actions under section 343-   ; provided that in no case shall the office be considered the approving agency."

 

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