HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

955

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO USE PERMITS FOR SMALL BOAT HARBORS.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 200-10, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  In order to obtain a permit[,] or a permit renewal, [or to be placed on a waitlist for a permit,] the owner of a  vessel shall provide, at the owner's own expense:

     (1)  A marine surveyor's inspection no more than two years old, certifying that the surveyor has inspected the vessel and considers it to fulfill the requirements set by the department;

     (2)  Documentation that the person is the owner of the vessel.  The documentation shall meet requirements established by the department; and

     (3)  Satisfactory proof that the person has attained the age of eighteen years[.] prior to obtaining a permit or being placed on the waitlist for a permit."

     SECTION 2.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

     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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST


 


 

Report Title:

Small Boat Harbors; Permit; Waitlist

 

Description:

Clarifies that a person at least eighteen years of age need not obtain a marine surveyor's inspection nor provide documentation that the person is the owner of a vessel in order to be placed on a waitlist for a use permit to moor a vessel in a state small boat harbor.

 

 

 

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