Report Title:

South Kona Wilderness Area; Historic Preservation

Description:

Extends the time allowed to acquire the lands designated as part of the South Kona Wilderness Area on the island of Hawaii. (HB2974 CD1)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2974

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

C.D. 1


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

 

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

SECTION 1. Act 59, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003 established the South Kona wilderness area on the island of Hawaii. Act 59 directed the department of land and natural resources to preserve the visual, cultural, and historical aspects of the land, and to develop a comprehensive management plan for the wilderness area.

The purpose of this Act is to extend the length of time allowed to acquire the lands that are designated to become part of the South Kona wilderness area on the island of Hawaii.

SECTION 2. Act 59, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003, is amended by amending section 4 to read as follows:

"SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2003; provided that:

(1) This Act shall be repealed on December 31, [2006,] 2007, if the exchange transactions to acquire the lands described in section 6E-B are not consummated prior to December 31, [2006;] 2007; and

(2) In the event that this Act is repealed, any revisions to land classifications that were made pursuant to this Act shall revert to their original classifications."

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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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

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