HI HB2528

Appropriates funds from general revenues for fiscal year 2016-2017 for public outreach, planning, and environmental impact statement for a public shooting facility in west Hawaii on the island of Hawaii.

Identifies need for legal public shooting facility on Hawaii island, citing 6,000 firearms acquired annually by residents and lack of safe, legal, publicly accessible ranges for rifles and pistols.

Notes site selection in 2005 at Puuanahulu state game management area, with sound tests and public hearings conducted between 2012-2015 that showed unanimous community support.

Designates the Department of Accounting and General Services as the agency responsible for expending the appropriated funds.

Effective date of January 1, 2050 (placeholder date pending amount insertion).