Bill Text: HI HB865 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To The State Historic Preservation Division.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-19 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Kong, Matayoshi excused (3). [HB865 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-HB865-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the state historic preservation DIVISION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. (a) The state auditor shall conduct a comprehensive performance and management audit of the state historic preservation division of the department of land and natural resources. The audit shall include but not be limited to:
(1) Whether the division has adequate staffing and resources to conduct timely project reviews;
(2) Staff response time to inquiries;
(3) Current project management practices, including efforts to identify categorical exemptions, historic properties and districts that should have special protections or treatment, identification of types of sites that do not require permit review, filing systems, and efforts to streamline processes such as the inadvertent discovery process for burial sites;
(4) Record retention methodologies;
(5) Standardization of monitoring protocols, including the establishment of cultural impact assessment guidance and policies;
(6) The actions, initiatives, and performance of the state historic preservation division to address the existing project review backlog; and
(7) Any recommended improvements, including proposed legislation, to update, redefine, or realign the state historic preservation division's mission and organization based on balancing cultural and historic preservation with the State's evolving land development needs.
(b) The auditor shall submit a report of its
findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the
legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular
session of 2022.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
State Historic Preservation Division; DLNR; Performance and Management Audit
Description:
Directs the auditor to perform a comprehensive performance and management audit of the state historic preservation division.
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