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HI HB2499

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/27/2016

Primary Sponsor

Gene Ward

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits parking of motor vehicles on the grounds of Iolani Palace, effective January 1, 2018
  • Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to remove blacktop, parking areas, and parking meters adjacent to Iolani Palace by January 1, 2018
  • Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to develop and maintain a pedestrian area composed of grass or other historically appropriate materials to replace the parking infrastructure
  • Requires both departments to submit cost analyses and proposed legislation to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2017 regular session convenes
  • Establishes that Iolani Palace grounds should be protected as a treasured historical site, noting it is the only royal palace in the United States and uniquely features metered parking among global royal palaces

Legislative Description

Iolani Palace; Parking; Prohibited; DAGS; DLNR; Report

Last Action

Referred to OMH/VMI, TRN, FIN, referral sheet 5

2/1/2016

Committee Referrals

Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs2/1/2016

Full Bill Text

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