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HI HB1941
Bill
Status
1/21/2014
Primary Sponsor
Chris Lee
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AI Summary
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Requires the environmental council to adopt rules mandating consideration of future sea level rise and other climate changes in environmental impact statements for publicly-funded proposed actions or developments.
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Establishes this requirement as a new procedure (subsection 10) under Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 343-6(a), which governs environmental impact statement rules.
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Findings note Hawaii has experienced sea level rise of approximately 0.06 inches per decade and may experience one foot of rise by 2050 and three feet by 2100.
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Identifies 13 other states including California and Washington as having passed similar legislation requiring sea level rise consideration in development planning.
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Takes effect upon approval.
Legislative Description
Environmental Impact Statements; Climate Change; Sea Level Rise
Last Action
The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2/6/2014