HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1874

TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

Relating to vog.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Act 229, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, is amended by amending subsection (d) of section 1 to read as follows:

     "(d)  The administrator of the civil defense agency of the county with an active volcano from which vog emanates shall be the chair of the interagency task force on vog.  The task force shall include the following members or their designees:

     (1)  The director of health, or the director's designee;

     (2)  The vice director of civil defense, department of defense;

     (3)  The representative of the fourth representative district;

     (4)  The representative of the fifth representative district;

     (5)  The senator of the second senatorial district;

     (6)  Hawaii county council members representing lower Puna and Kau;

     (7)  The fire chief of the Hawaii county fire department;

     (8)  A representative from the Hawaii district office of the department of education;

     (9)  The chairperson of the east Hawaii regional board of the Hawaii health systems corporation;

    (10)  The chairperson of the board of agriculture;

    (11)  The chairperson of the board of land and natural resources;

    (12)  The district health officer for the Hawaii district health office of the department of health;

    (13)  The administrator of Kau hospital;

    (14)  The executive director of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau for the island of Hawaii; [and]

    (15)  The Hawaii district manager of the state department of transportation highways division[.];

    (16)  Any other representative from a representative district that is impacted by vog, as may be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives at the speaker's discretion; and

    (17)  Any other senator from a senatorial district that is impacted by vog, as may be appointed by the president of the senate at the president's discretion.

     The members of the task force shall serve without compensation, and all necessary expenses, including travel expenses, shall be paid by the agency, organization, or department to which the member belongs."

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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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

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

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Vog; Task Force on Vog; Membership

 

Description:

Expands membership on the Task Force on Vog to include any representative or senator representing a district on the Island of Hawaii that is impacted by vog.

 

 

 

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