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HI SB2257
Bill
Status
3/8/2016
Primary Sponsor
Russell Ruderman
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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