REPORT TITLE:
Appropriation; Lake Wilson


DESCRIPTION:
Appropriates $262,000 for efficient management of Lake Wilson,
including establishment of a permanent position of Lake Keeper,
and construction of a small office/laboratory, and acquisition of
a 16-foot boat.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                             
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.1253       
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                     
STATE OF HAWAII                                                 
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO AID EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF LAKE
   WILSON.



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

 1      SECTION 1.  The department of land and natural resources has
 
 2 identified Lake Wilson as a sustainability hotspot.  The
 
 3 unplanned introduction of alien species by private individuals
 
 4 has been identified as the most difficult and serious issue in
 
 5 the reservoir.  The department believes that an on-site presence
 
 6 of a lake keeper would prevent problems which cause fouling of
 
 7 the waterway and irrigation system and allow better response to
 
 8 extreme fluctuations in water level associated with agricultural
 
 9 use.  A permanent position of lake keeper would also improve
 
10 communication with recreational fishers, deflect criticism of
 
11 inadequate enforcement, discourage illegal swimming, implement
 
12 litter removal, and monitor trends such as fish population and
 
13 water quality.  The establishment of a permanent position of lake
 
14 keeper would necessarily include the construction of a small
 
15 office and laboratory, and the acquisition of a sixteen-foot boat
 
16 for inspection and enforcement of fishing rules.  
 
17      SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
18 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $262,000, or so much
 
19 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999-2000, for the 
 

 
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 1 efficient management of Lake Wilson, including the establishment
 
 2 of a permanent position of lake keeper, the construction of a
 
 3 small office and laboratory, and the acquisition of a sixteen-
 
 4 foot boat.
 
 5      SECTION 3.  The sum appropriated shall be expended by the
 
 6 department of land and natural resources for the purposes of this
 
 7 Act.
 
 8      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1999.
 
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