Hawaii Senate Bill 673

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-23 - Referred to WTL/EDT, WAM/JDC.
Pending: Senate Water and Land Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Effective 7/1/2027, establishes the Environmental Stewardship Fee Program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources, through which the Department will collect a fee from visitors for a license to visit a state park, forest, hiking trail, or other state natural area. Establishes the Environmental Stewardship Fee Special Fund effective 7/1/2025. Allocates a certain amount of transient accommodations tax revenues to the special fund. Requires report to the Legislature on strategic plan and timetable for objectives and implementation of the environmental stewardship fee program. Appropriates funds for the environmental stewardship fee strategic plan and positions for the Environmental Stewardship Fee Program.

Relating To Environmental Stewardship Fees.

Sen. Mike Gabbard [D]

Sen. Stanley Chang [D]

Sen. Carol Fukunaga [D]

Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-23	Senate	Referred to WTL/EDT, WAM/JDC.
2025-01-17	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2025-01-17	Senate	Introduced.

HB752 (Same As) 2025-01-31 - Re-referred to TOU/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 10

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=673&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB673_.HTM