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THE SENATE S.B. NO. 411 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D. 2 STATE OF HAWAII H.D. 1 C.D. 1 A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT STATE SMALL BOAT HARBORS AND STATE PARKS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. The legislature finds that state small boat harbors and state parks serve as vital hubs of recreation and tourism for residents and visitors. However, facilities at these locations suffer from significant wear due to constant use and lack of timely repair, maintenance, and renovation. Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to: (1) Provide the division of boating and ocean recreation and the division of state parks the flexibility to undertake certain necessary repairs and renovations for existing facilities without prior legislative or gubernatorial authorization; (2) Establish a notification protocol to ensure that the legislature is informed of expenditures before they occur; and (3) Establish semiannual reporting requirements to the legislature to ensure transparency and accountability. SECTION 2. Section 103-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: "§103-7 Capital improvements; authorizations for; emergency repairs or reconstruction, [exception.] exceptions; small state boat harbors and state parks; report. (a) All capital improvement projects requiring the use of general funds, special funds, general obligation bonds, and revenue bonds of the State, except projects covered by subsection (b) and chapter 41D, shall require authorization by the legislature and the governor. (b) Capital improvement projects for state small boat harbors and state parks for the repair, renovation, or replacement of existing facilities, including dredging, shall not require authorization from the legislature or governor; provided that an expenditure made under this subsection shall: (1) Be strictly limited to major repairs, renovations, or replacements; and (2) Not be used for the construction of new facilities or appurtenances. A department managing an expenditure made under this subsection shall issue a written notice to the legislature no later than fourteen business days before authorizing the expenditure. (c) The department of land and natural resources shall submit a semiannual report to the legislature that includes an account of the total semiannual expenditures incurred for any expenditure made under subsection (b); types of repairs, renovations, or replacements completed; justification for each expenditure; status of ongoing or planned projects; and detailed accounting of all capital improvement projects. The reports shall be due no later than June 30 and December 31 of each year." SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026; provided that five years after the effective date of this Act, this Act shall be repealed and section 103-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be reenacted in the form in which it read on the day prior to the effective date of this Act.
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