REPORT TITLE: 
Liability; immunity


DESCRIPTION:
Amends the definition of land in section 520-2 to include
unimproved government-owned trails or access.  (HB582 HD2)


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 2
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO LANDOWNER LIABILITY.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 520-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended by amending the definition of "land" to read as follows:
 
 3      ""Land" means land, roads, water, water courses, private
 
 4 ways and buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when
 
 5 attached to realty[, other than] and unimproved lands owned by
 
 6 the government[.] used for trails and access.  For purposes of
 
 7 this definition, "trails" and "access" shall be as defined in
 
 8 section 198D-1."
 
 9      SECTION 2.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that
 
10 matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
 
11 begun, before its effective date.
 
12      SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
13 New statutory material is underscored.
 
14      SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.