HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1058

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO AERONAUTICS.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1. The legislature recognizes the need to correct the penalty for safety practices and licensing of individuals engaged in commercial activities at public airports by removing the criminal penalties for storage of materials that do not threaten the safety or operation of aircraft.

     SECTION 2.  Section 261-21, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§261-21  Penalties.  (a)  Except as provided in subsection (c), any person violating this chapter, or any of the rules or orders issued pursuant thereto and relating to:

     (1)  Safety measures, practices, or requirements;

     (2)  Airport security measures or requirements; or

     (3)  The licensing and regulation of persons engaged in commercial activities at public airports,

duly adopted or served, shall be [guilty of a misdemeanor.]subject to civil penalty not to exceed $200.

     (b)  Except as provided in subsection (c), any person violating any rule relating to motor vehicles and traffic control or the operation of any equipment or motor vehicle in or on the operational area of the airport shall be guilty of an offense as defined under the Penal Code and be fined not more than $500.

     (c)  Any person violating any rule relating to parking of motor vehicles or equipment at a public airport, including baggage carts, dollies, and other similar devices, shall have committed a traffic infraction as set forth in chapter 291D, the adjudication of which shall be subject to the provisions contained therein.

"    SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

 

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

 

 


 


 

Report Title:

Airport hangar storage

 

Description:

Replaces criminal penalties for storing materials in airport hangars by individuals engaged in commercial activities at public airports with an appropriate civil penalty.

 

 

 

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.