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HI SB2257

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/8/2016

Primary Sponsor

Russell Ruderman

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands eligibility for county arborist advisory committee membership beyond landscape architects to include certified arborists, horticulturists with specialization in trees, and persons with master's degrees in botany.

  • Addresses the County of Hawaii's inability to maintain a functioning county arborist advisory committee since 2008 due to only three landscape architects working in the county.

  • Maintains requirement that each county establish a county arborist advisory committee appointed by the mayor, including the county planning director and at least three additional members focused on community beautification or ecological sciences.

  • Effective upon approval of the Act.

Legislative Description

Exceptional Trees; County Arborist Advisory Committee; Membership Qualifications

Last Action

Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cachola, Kawakami, Kong, Tokioka excused (4).

3/18/2016

Committee Referrals

Water & Land3/18/2016
Energy & Environmental Protection3/10/2016
Water, Land, and Agriculture1/25/2016

Full Bill Text

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