Bill Text: HI HB1087 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Historic Preservation Reviews.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-23 - Referred to WAL, JHA, referral sheet 3 [HB1087 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2025-HB1087-Introduced.html
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1087 |
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
Section 2. Section 6E-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by
amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b)
[The] Notwithstanding subsection (a), the department of
Hawaiian home lands[, prior to] may review the effect of any
proposed project relating to lands under its jurisdiction[, shall consult
with the department regarding the effect of the project] upon historic
property or a burial site[.], subject to this chapter and to any
administrative rule adopted thereunder; provided that the department of
Hawaiian home lands shall:
(1) Designate the review to a Hawaiian
home lands preservation officer who has professional competence and experience
in the field of historic preservation and who has received a written delegation
of authority to review the effect of department of Hawaiian home land projects
on historic property or a burial site from the state historic preservation
officer;
(2) Ensure that copies of all reports,
maps, and documents, including those reflecting the Hawaiian home lands
preservation official's comments, recommendations, and decisions, are provided
to the department to be incorporated into the historic preservation digital
document management system and library; and
(3) Notify the department that the
department of Hawaiian home lands will be reviewing the effect when initiating
review and provide the department with a copy of the written concurrence or
nonconcurrence at the end of the review.
The department shall retain authority for review under this section for projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii register of historic places or the national register of historic places."
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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Historic Preservation; DHHL; Project Reviews
Description:
Allows the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assume historic preservation review of the effect of any proposed project for lands under its jurisdiction except for projects affecting properties listed or nominated for inclusion in the Hawaii register of historic places or the national register of historic places.
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