Report Title:

Cruise Ships; Annual Cost Report

 

Description:

Requires the department of land and natural resources to annually report costs of cruise ships using small boat harbors (HB189 HD1).

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

189

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

relating to cruise ship fees.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Chapter 200, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§200-    Cruise ships; annual cost report.  (a)  Beginning on December 31, 2007, for all cruise ships that use any small boat harbor in the state under the jurisdiction of the department, including the use of anchorage tendering and shuttling of cruise ship passengers to shore and back to the cruise ships on small tendering vessels, the department shall report to the legislature, by December 31 of each year, the total cost or expenses incurred by the department in addressing the usage activities of the cruise ships including but not limited to the cost of:

     (1)  Managers;

     (2)  Enforcement officers;

     (3)  Harbor agents;

     (4)  Clerks;

     (5)  Maintenance and janitorial workers;

     (6)  Dockside security services;

     (7)  Parking;

     (8)  Additional janitorial services;

     (9)  Water patrols;

    (10)  Repairs; and

    (11)  Any other relevant costs."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.