HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
1689 |
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to mauna kea.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 304A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to subpart O of part IV to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§304A- Report to the legislature. The board of regents shall submit an annual report to the legislature on the fair market lease rates under section 304A-1902(b) and the revenues transferred to the public land trust fund under section 304A-2170(b)(3)."
SECTION 2. Section 304A-1902, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The board of regents may enter into
lease agreements for the Mauna Kea lands; provided that the University of
Hawaii shall comply with all statutory requirements in the disposition of ceded
lands[.]; provided further that when the board of regents calculates
the pro rata share of ceded land revenues to be transferred to the office of
Hawaiian Affairs for the lease of Mauna Kea lands, the amount to be transferred
shall be based upon the fair market value of using Mauna Kea lands or of using
facilities and programs related to the Mauna Kea lands."
SECTION 3. Section 304A-2170, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending as follows:
1. By amending subsection (b) to read:
"(b) The proceeds of the special fund shall be used for:
(1) Managing the Mauna Kea lands, including
maintenance, administrative expenses, salaries and benefits of employees,
contractor services, supplies, security, equipment, janitorial services,
insurance, utilities, and other operational expenses; [and]
(2) Enforcing administrative rules adopted relating
to the Mauna Kea lands[.]; and
(3) Transferring for deposit into the public land trust fund at least twenty per cent of the lease revenues derived under section 304A-1902(b) as the portion of revenues subject to section 10-13.5; provided that the lease revenue calculation shall not include any offset for the provision of in-kind services."
2. By amending subsection (e) to read:
"(e) All expenditures from the special
fund shall be subject to legislative appropriation[.], except for the
transfers of lease revenues to the public land trust fund under subsection
(b)(3)."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2014.
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Report Title:
UH; Mauna Kea; Lease Revenues: Public Land Trust Fund
Description:
Requires UH to use a fair market value rate for the lease of its Mauna Kea lands when calculating the 20% pro rata share of lease revenues to the public land trust fund in fulfillment of the university's pro rata share of ceded land revenues owed to the office of Hawaiian affairs. Requires reports to the legislature.
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