HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	207
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO BEACH ACCESS.

 

 

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

 

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§46-     Beach access; signage.  (a)  Any county with a population of more than five hundred thousand shall place signs to clearly identify each public beach access that has been dedicated for public access by right-of-way or easement for public travel from a public highway or public streets to the land below the high-water mark on any coastal shoreline.  The signs that identify public access shall be colored blue and white.

     (b)  Any county with a population of more than five hundred thousand shall place signs that are clearly and prominently located at all public beach accesses to inform emergency personnel of the location of a beach access point available to emergency personnel.  The signs notifying of emergency personnel access shall be colored yellow and black.

     (c)  A sign or signs approved for use by the county under subsection (a) or (b) shall be conclusively presumed to be legally adequate to notify the public of a public beach access or right-of-way."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2011.

 

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

Beach Access; Signage

 

Description:

Requires counties with a population that exceeds 500,000 to clearly mark all public beach access points to ensure public knowledge of legitimate points of entry and to assist emergency response workers in quickly locating beach access points in times of crisis.

 

 

 

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