Report Title:

Maui Invasive Species Committee; Action Plan

 

Description:

Appropriates $293,594 for the implementation of the Maui Invasive Species Committee action plan. (HB1280 HD1)

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1280

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MAUI INVASIVE SPECIES COMMITTEE ACTION PLAN.

 

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that invasive non-native plant and animal species pose significant environmental, economic, and health threats to native ecosystems, watersheds, agriculture, tourism, and the general quality of life in Hawaii.

The purpose of this Act is to provide adequate funding to match Maui Invasive Species Committee-requested federal and county of Maui matching funds in order to allow the Committee to address, contain, and eliminate the threats to native ecosystems, agriculture, watersheds, tourism, health, and the general quality of life on Maui, Molokai and Lanai created by several major incipient populations of alien, invasive plant and vertebrate animal species.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $293,594 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001-2002 for operational expenses related to the implementation of the Maui Invasive Species Committee action plan.

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

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2001.