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HI SB2953

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

7/3/2014

Primary Sponsor

Malama Solomon

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 182-7(c) to redirect geothermal resource royalties paid to the State when resources are located on Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) jurisdiction.

  • Changes geothermal royalty distribution so that 100 percent of royalties from geothermal resources on DHHL lands are paid to the department, instead of 30 percent going to counties.

  • Makes technical corrections to statutory language by replacing "which" with "that" and "In the event" with "If" for grammatical accuracy.

  • Takes effect on July 1, 2014.

Legislative Description

Geothermal Resources; DHHL; Counties; Mining Leases; Royalties

Last Action

Act 170, 7/1/2014 (Gov. Msg. No. 1273).

7/3/2014

Committee Referrals

Finance3/21/2014
Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs3/13/2014
Water & Land3/7/2014
Ways and Means2/14/2014
Water and Land1/23/2014

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