REPORT TITLE:
Tourism; Environmental


DESCRIPTION:
Establishes a center for environmental and cultural tourism
management.  Appropriates $173,000 per year.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.227        
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL TOURISM.



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

 1      SECTION 1.  Chapter 304, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
 
 2 by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to
 
 3 read as follows:
 
 4      "�304-    Center for environmental and cultural tourism
 
 5 management.  There is established the center for environmental
 
 6 and cultural tourism management for students in the school of
 
 7 business and school of arts and sciences at the University of
 
 8 Hawaii-Hilo.  The center shall manage tourism resources and
 
 9 develop tourism education to provide for long-term economic
 
10 development, respectful stewardship of tourism resources, and
 
11 respect for communities affected by tourism development."
 
12      SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
13 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $173,000, or so much
 
14 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999-2000, and the
 
15 same amount or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal
 
16 year 2000-2001 to establish the center for environmental and
 
17 cultural tourism management for the following purposes:
 
18      1.   One faculty member and one internship
 
19              coordinator                                 $133,000
 

 
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 1      2.   Field labs                                     $ 40,000
 
 2      SECTION 3.  The sums appropriated shall be expended by the
 
 3 University of Hawaii-Hilo for the purposes of this Act.
 
 4      SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1999.
 
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 6                           INTRODUCED BY:  _______________________