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HI HB2325
Bill
Status
1/23/2014
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Souki
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 195D-25, Hawaii Revised Statutes to add a new member to the Endangered Species Recovery Committee with background in native Hawaiian traditional and customary practices.
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The committee serves as a consultant to the board and department on matters relating to endangered, threatened, proposed, and candidate species.
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New member shall be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 26-34 and subject to the same terms as other nongovernmental members: four-year staggered terms with a maximum of two consecutive terms.
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Committee composition includes two field biologists with conservation biology expertise, the board chairperson or designee, federal agency representatives, and the University of Hawaii Environmental Center director or designee.
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Act takes effect upon approval.
Legislative Description
Endangered Species Recovery Committee Membership; Native Hawaiian Traditional and Customary Practices
Last Action
The committees on OMH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hanohano, Cullen, Evans, Kawakami, C. Lee, Lowen, Say, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Fale.
2/12/2014