THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2906
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016		H.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO SECTION 13 OF ACT 380, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1997.

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

     SECTION 1.  Act 380, Session Laws of Hawaii 1997, as amended by Act 3, Session Laws of Hawaii 2001, as amended by Act 90, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006, and as amended by Act 145, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, is amended by amending section 13 to read as follows:

"SECTION 13.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval[; provided that no new safe harbor agreements, habitat conservation plans, or incidental take licenses issued pursuant to section 195D-4, 195D-21, or 195D-22, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be approved or issued on or after June 30, 2017]."

     SECTION 2.  (a)  No later than twenty days prior to the convening of each odd-numbered regular session, the department of land and natural resources shall submit a report to the legislature that contains:

     (1)  The number and kinds of safe harbor agreements approved pursuant to section 195D-22, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

     (2)  Summary information regarding the content and performance of each safe harbor agreement identified in paragraph (1).

     (b)  The first report shall be submitted to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2017.

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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Report Title:

Threatened and Endangered Species

Description:

Removes the sunset date on the use of new safe harbor agreements, habitat conservation plans, and incidental take licenses as recovery options for conserving and protecting the State's threatened and endangered species.  Requires a biennial report.  (SB2906 HD2)

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