REPORT TITLE:
Endangered Species Stamp


DESCRIPTION:
Allows the department of land and natural resources to produce a
state endangered species ornamental stamp.  (SB30 HD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           S.D. 2
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO ENDANGERED SPECIES.
 


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

 1      SECTION 1.  Chapter 195D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated
 
 3 and to read as follows:
 
 4      "�195D-    Endangered species ornamental stamp.  (a)  Each
 
 5 year, the department may issue an endangered species ornamental
 
 6 stamp, which shall not in any manner be intended to serve as a
 
 7 postage stamp.
 
 8      (b)  The board may require the purchase of the endangered
 
 9 species ornamental stamp as a requirement for obtaining a permit,
 
10 license, or other product issued by the department pursuant to
 
11 this chapter.
 
12      (c)  The process for selecting artwork to be used as the
 
13 endangered species ornamental stamp shall be determined by the
 
14 board and may include an endangered species art contest, direct
 
15 commissioning, or acceptance of donated works.
 
16      (d)  The sale price for the endangered species ornamental
 
17 stamp shall be set by the board.  The board may authorize sales
 
18 and processing fees that may be retained by vendors or sales
 
19 agents for selling the stamp.
 

 
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 1      (e)  The board may enter into cooperative agreements with
 
 2 individuals or businesses to establish mutually beneficial sales
 
 3 and marketing programs featuring the endangered species
 
 4 ornamental stamp or artwork.
 
 5      (f)  Moneys collected from the sale of endangered species
 
 6 ornamental stamps or artwork based products shall be deposited
 
 7 into the endangered species trust fund established under section
 
 8 195D-31."
 
 9      SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.
 
10      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.