Report Title:

Reestablishes the Youth Conservation Corps under DLNR.

 

Description:

Reestablishes the Youth Conservation Corps under DLNR and authorizes the transfer of funds from the natural area reserve fund to DLNR for the program.

 

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

42

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO CONSERVATION.

 

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 193, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new part to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"PART   . YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS

§193-   Authorization. The governor is authorized to avail the State of the benefits of any law or laws of the United States, now existing or to be enacted, such as title 16 United States Code, sections 1701 to 1706, or any other law or laws of similar purport.

§193-   Administration. To carry out the program authorized by this part, the governor may:

(1) Enter into an agreement or agreements, or designate the department of land and natural resources, or any other department or departments of the state government as the state agency or state agencies to enter into an agreement or agreements, with the proper authorities of the United States;

(2) Designate the department of land and natural resources, or any department or departments of the state government to design programs to provide healthful outdoor training and employment for young persons and to advance the conservation, development, and management of natural resources and recreational areas, in accordance with the applicable federal law. The designated department or departments may also adopt appropriate rules under chapter 91 to carry out the programs so designed; and

(3) Defray one-half of all costs incurred with respect to the programs or any other proportion of the costs of the programs, which may be required by the applicable laws of the United States, out of any moneys appropriated to the department or departments designated to participate in the programs, without regard to the original purpose of the appropriations.

§193-   Personnel laws; applicability. The provisions of chapters 76 to 80, and 88, except provisions of state law relating to the application of the Social Security Act of the United States to the extent that the Act shall be applicable under the federal law establishing the youth programs, shall not apply to persons employed under this part."

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the natural area reserve fund the sum of $          , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001-2002, for the youth conservation corps created by this Act. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of land and natural resources for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2001.

INTRODUCED BY:

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