Report Title:

Public Land Liability; Public Beach Parks; Counties

 

Description:

Clarifies county immunity in operating county parks by deleting exclusion of public beach parks from the definition of "improved public lands".

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2214

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

relating to public land liability.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Act 82, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003, as amended by Act 152, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, is amended by amending the definition of "improved public lands" in the first new section, entitled section 663-   Definitions, in the new part of chapter 663 added in section 2 to read as follows:

     ""Improved public lands" means lands designated as part of the state park system, parks, and parkways under chapter 184, or as part of a county's park system, and lands which are part of the Hawaii statewide trail and access system under chapter 198D, excluding buildings and structures constructed upon such lands.  For purposes of this part, "improved public lands" excludes ocean and submerged lands[, and further excludes any public beach park falling within Act 190, Session Laws of Hawaii 1996, as amended by Act 101, Session Laws of Hawaii 1999]."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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