THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2877
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO HARBORS FIREBOAT.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 266-22, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§266-22  Maintenance of fire boat.  The cost of operating and maintaining the fire boat [transferred to the city and county of Honolulu under Act 175 of the Session Laws of 1951 by and through the city and county of Honolulu] shall be borne by the department of transportation.  [For this purpose, the] The department shall pay annually from its special fund [to the city and county of Honolulu the annual cost.] for the operation and maintenance costs."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2013.

Report Title:

Harbors Fireboat; Management and Funding

Description:

Abolishes statutory requirements to reimburse the city and county of Honolulu for the operation and maintenance of the fireboat and allows for broader flexibility in the management of fireboat operations by the department of transportation.  Effective January 1, 2013.  (SB2877 HD1)

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