HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2329
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022		H.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 6E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§6E-    President Barack Obama historical markers. (a) The department shall consult with the Hawaii tourism authority and state foundation on culture and the arts to identify sites in the State that were significant in the life of President Barack Obama, the forty-fourth President of the United States of America, and determine appropriate locations for historical markers to indicate these significant sites.

(b) The department shall place historical markers at the locations identified pursuant to subsection (a); provided that:

(1) If the location identified for a historical marker is the property of a private business, the historical marker shall only be placed if the private business agrees to have the marker placed at the location;

(2) If a private business does not agree to have a maker placed on the business' property, the marker shall be placed on the public property nearest to that location; and

(3) If the location identified for a historical marker is a private residence, the historical marker shall only be placed on the private residence or public property nearest to that location if the private residence owner agrees to have the historical marker placed that identifies the residence."

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2022-2023 for the department of land and natural resources to place historical markers in the State to indicate significant sites in the life of President Barack Obama.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the state historic preservation division of the department of land and natural resources for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2044.

Report Title:

Historic Preservation; President Barack Obama; Historical Markers; Appropriation

Description:

Requires the department of land and natural resources to place historical markers in the State to indicate significant sites in the life of President Barack Obama identified by the department, in consultation with the Hawaii tourism authority and state foundation on culture and the arts. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2044. (HD2)

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