Bill Text: HI HB1110 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii House Bill 1110 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating To Flood Mitigation.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-28 - Referred to WLH, FIN, referral sheet 6 [HB1110 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2019-HB1110-Introduced.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1110
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to FLOOD MITIGATION.

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

SECTION 1. (a) There is established within the department of land and natural resources the Manoa valley flood mitigation task force. The purpose of the task force shall be to research and make recommendations on how to mitigate flooding in Manoa valley on the island of Oahu.

(b) The chairperson of the board of land and natural resources or the chairperson's designee shall serve as the chair of the task force. Members of the task force shall include:

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

(2) The comptroller, or the comptroller's designee;

(3) The chancellor of the university of Hawaii at Manoa, or the chancellor's designee;

(4) The chief engineer of the city and county of Honolulu, or the chief engineer's designee;

(5) The director of transportation services of the city and county of Honolulu, or director's designee;

(6) The director of planning and permitting of the city and county of Honolulu, or the director's designee;

(7) The manager and chief engineer of the board of water supply of the city and county of Honolulu, or the manager and chief engineer's designee;

(8) A member of the senate whose district includes at least a portion of Manoa, who shall be appointed by the senate president;

(9) A member of the house of representatives whose district includes at least a portion of Manoa, who shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(10) A member of the Honolulu city council whose district includes at least a portion of Manoa, who shall be appointed by the chair of the Honolulu city council;

(c) The chairperson of the board of land and natural resources shall invite the following individuals to become members of the task force:

(1) A representative from the United States Army Corps of Engineers;

(2) A representative from the Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and

(3) Any other individual whose membership, in the opinion of the chairperson, would provide a benefit to the task force.

(d) Members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. Members of the task force who are public officers or employees shall receive no additional compensation for service on the task force beyond their normal compensation. No member of the task force shall be made subject to chapter 84, Hawaii Revised Statutes, solely because of that member's participation on the task force.

(e) The department of land and natural resources shall provide administrative support to the task force.

(f) The task force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature and the Honolulu city council no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2020 regular session of the legislature.

(g) The task force shall cease to exist on June 30, 2020.

SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title:

DLNR; Manoa Valley; Flood Mitigation; Task Force

Description:

Establishes a task force within the Department of Land and Natural Resources to research and make recommendations on how to mitigate flooding in Manoa Valley. Requires a report to the Legislature and the Honolulu City Council.

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