Bill Text: HI SB878 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Hawaiian Hoary Bat; State Land Mammal
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-01 - Carried over to 2012 Regular Session. [SB878 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-SB878-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO STATE LAND MAMMAL.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) is Hawaii's only endemic land mammal. This bat, also called the Ope‘ape‘a, is a subspecies of the North American hoary bat. Notably, the Hawaiian hoary bat is the only land mammal whose subspecies is found only in Hawaii.
An adult Hawaiian hoary bat has an approximate twelve to fifteen inch wingspan, weighs approximately as much as a mouse, and flies at a speed of up to sixty miles per hour while pursuing mosquitoes, insects, and other night-flying aerial prey. A single Hawaiian hoary bat can consume forty per cent of its body weight in a single meal.
On October 13, 1970, the Hawaiian hoary bat was added to the United States Fish & Wildlife List of Endangered Species.
Population estimates for the bat have ranged from hundreds to a few thousand. The magnitude of any current population decline is unknown; however, observation and specimen records suggest that the Hawaiian hoary bat is now absent from historically occupied ranges.
The purpose of this Act is to raise awareness of the Hawaiian hoary bat as an endangered species and engender awareness of this uniquely Hawaiian land mammal. This Act is designed to recognize the importance of the Hawaiian hoary bat to the State of Hawaii by establishing and designating the Hawaiian hoary bat as the official state land mammal.
SECTION 2. Chapter 5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§5- State land mammal. The Hawaiian hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semotus) is established and designated as the official land mammal of the State."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2011.
Report Title:
Hawaiian Hoary Bat; State Land Mammal
Description:
Designates the Hawaiian hoary bat as the state land mammal. (SD1)
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