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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the security of public places.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
"§46- Public places special fund. (a) There is established the
public places special fund into which shall be deposited the revenues
prescribed by section 237D-6.5(b)(5) and all investment earnings credited to
the assets of the fund.
(b) Moneys in the special fund shall be allocated
to the counties in proportion to the amount of transient accommodations taxes
collected in each county under chapter 237D.
(c) Moneys in the special fund
shall be used exclusively to contract private security to work with county law
enforcement to enforce state or county laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations
prohibiting camping, loitering, nuisance, or other violations in public places."
SECTION 2. Section 237D-6.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) Except for the revenues collected pursuant to section 237D-2(e), revenues collected under this chapter shall be distributed in the following priority, with the excess revenues to be deposited into the general fund:
(1) $1,500,000 shall be allocated to the Turtle
Bay conservation easement special fund beginning July 1, 2015, for the
reimbursement to the state general fund of debt service on reimbursable
general obligation bonds, including ongoing expenses related
to the issuance of the bonds, the proceeds of which were used to acquire the
conservation easement and other real property interests in Turtle Bay, Oahu,
for the protection, preservation, and enhancement of natural resources
important to the State, until the bonds are fully amortized;
(2) $11,000,000 shall be allocated to the convention center enterprise special fund established under section 201B-8;
(3) An allocation shall be deposited into
the tourism emergency special fund, established in section 201B-10, in a manner
sufficient to maintain a fund balance of $5,000,000 in the tourism emergency
special fund; [and]
(4) $3,000,000 shall be allocated to the special land and development fund established under section 171-19; provided that the allocation shall be expended in accordance with the Hawaii tourism authority strategic plan for:
(A) The protection, preservation, maintenance, and enhancement of natural resources, including beaches, important to the visitor industry;
(B) Planning, construction, and repair of facilities; and
(C) Operation and maintenance costs of
public lands, including beaches, connected with enhancing the
visitor experience[.]; and
(5) .005 per cent of the transient
accommodations taxes shall be allocated to the public places special fund
established under section 46- .
All transient accommodations taxes shall be paid into the state treasury each month within ten days after collection and shall be kept by the state director of finance in special accounts for distribution as provided in this subsection."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.
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Report Title:
Public Places Special Fund; Transient Accommodations Taxes; Public Places; Security; Violations
Description:
Creates a Public Places Special Fund to fund hiring private security to work with county law enforcement to enforce state or county laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations prohibiting camping, loitering, nuisance, or other violations in public places. Allocates .005 per cent of the transient accommodations tax to the Public Places Special Fund to be allocated to the counties in proportion to the amount of tax collected in each county.
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