REPORT TITLE:
LUC; Board


DESCRIPTION:
Specifies that one of the non-county members of the LUC be a
representative of OHA.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        
THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           463
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO THE LAND USE COMMISSION.



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

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 205-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended to read as follows:
 
 3      "�205-1 Establishment of the commission.  There shall be a
 
 4 state land use commission, hereinafter called the commission.
 
 5 The commission shall consist of nine members who shall hold no
 
 6 other public office and shall be appointed in the manner and
 
 7 serve for the term set forth in section 26-34.  One member shall
 
 8 be appointed from each of the counties and the remainder shall be
 
 9 appointed at large[.]; one of whom shall be a representative of
 
10 the office of Hawaiian affairs.  The commission shall elect its
 
11 chairperson from one of its members.  The members shall receive
 
12 no compensation for their services on the commission, but shall
 
13 be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of
 
14 their duties.  Six affirmative votes shall be necessary for any
 
15 boundary amendment.
 
16      The commission shall be a part of the department of
 
17 business, economic development, and tourism for administration
 
18 purposes, as provided for in section 26-35.
 
19      The commission may engage employees necessary to perform its
 

 
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 1 duties, including administrative personnel and an executive
 
 2 officer.  The executive officer shall be appointed by the
 
 3 commission and the executive officer's position shall be exempt
 
 4 from civil service.  Departments of the state government shall
 
 5 make available to the commission such data, facilities, and
 
 6 personnel as are necessary for it to perform its duties.  The
 
 7 commission may receive and utilize gifts and any funds from the
 
 8 federal or other governmental agencies.  It shall adopt rules
 
 9 guiding its conduct, maintain a record of its activities and
 
10 accomplishments, and make recommendations to the governor and to
 
11 the legislature through the governor."
 
12      SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
13 New statutory material is underscored.
 
14      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
 
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16                              INTRODUCED BY:______________________