THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	3298
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to shooting facilities.

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

SECTION 1. (a) There is established within the department of land and natural resources for administrative purposes a working group to:

(1) Determine basic facility shooting requirements, including the type of shooting venues desired for rifle, pistol, shotgun, air gun, archery, or other shooting sports on the island of Hawai‘i;

(2) Construct a preliminary diagram showing all desired shooting venues and the basic infrastructure required to support them, determine the land size necessary for construction, and incorporate any required safety zones in order to prevent projectile escapement;

(3) Create and publish a "Shooting Facility Requirements Manual" incorporating the work of the working group, presenting a list and description of shooting venues desired, along with the required infrastructure, and the priority of construction;

(4) Conduct a review of appropriate building sites, elements driving construction, accessibility, gunfire sound propagation, lead management ability, cultural and biological use restrictions, climatology, access to utilities, and vandalism protection;

(5) Prepare an estimate of design, time-phased construction, and facility operational costs;

(6) Identify sources of revenue; and

(7) Seek support from potential or identified facility development and operational entities.

(b) The working group shall consist of the following members:

(1) The chairperson of the board of land and natural resources, or the chairperson's designee;

(2) The director of public safety, or the director's designee; and

(3) Any recreational shooters, hunters, government agencies, or other representatives the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources or the director of public safety deems necessary.

(c) Members of the working group shall serve without compensation.

(d) The working group shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2023.

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 as a grant-in-aid to the county of Hawaii for the planning, design, and construction of an adequate, safe, and ecologically responsible public shooting facility for the island of Hawaii; provided that no funds shall be made available under this Act unless the county of Hawaii provides matching funds on a dollar-to-dollar basis.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the county of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2022.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Shooting Facility; Shooting Range; County of Hawaii; Working Group; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Department of Public Safety; Hunters; Recreational Shooting; Appropriation

Description:

Establishes a working group consisting of the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, the Director of Public Safety, and hunters and recreational shooters to determine potential locations and requirements for a shooting facility in the County of Hawaii. Appropriates funds to establish the shooting facility in the County of Hawaii. Requires the County of Hawaii to match funds appropriated on a dollar-to-dollar basis.

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