THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2803
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THRILL CRAFT OPERATION.

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

SECTION 1.  Act 89, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, as amended by Act 118, Session Laws of Hawaii 2013, is amended by amending section 5 to read as follows:

"SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval[; provided that on June 30, 2014, section 1 of this Act shall be repealed on June 30, 2014; and provided further that section 2 of this Act shall take effect on July 1, 2014]."

SECTION 2.  Act 89, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009, as amended by Act 118, Session Laws of Hawaii 2013, is amended by repealing section 2.

[""SECTION 2.  Section 200-37, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

"(c)  No person shall operate a thrill craft in the waters of the State, except:

(1) In areas and during time periods designated by the department;

(2) Through areas designated by the department to serve as avenues for the ingress and egress of thrill craft between the areas designated under paragraph (1) and the shore;

(3) Authorized government personnel conducting operations approved by the department; or

(4) When used to conduct ocean cleanup, as authorized by rules adopted by the department."""]

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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.

SECTION 4.  This Act, upon its approval, shall take effect on June 29, 2014.

Report Title:

Thrill Craft Operations

Description:

Makes permanent the exemption from the prohibition on operation of thrill craft in state waters for film production permit holders, authorized government personnel conducting operations approved by the department of land and natural resources, and ocean cleanup purposes.  Takes effect on June 29, 2014.  (SD1)

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