Bill > HB3

This bill extends the deadline for the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program to complete and submit the North Shore Beach Management Plan, moving the submission date from December 1, 2025, to December 1, 2026. The bill also modifies the appropriation for this project, which was originally $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2024-2025, by adding provisions that prevent the funds from lapsing at the end of the fiscal biennium and instead allowing any unencumbered money to lapse on June 30, 2026. The North Shore Beach Management Plan will cover the coastal area from Sunset Point to Kapo?o (Sharks Cove), and the bill ensures that the University of Hawaii will continue to have funding and time to develop this comprehensive beach management strategy. The bill itself will take effect on June 30, 2025, providing a clear timeline for the extended project deadline and appropriation.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Education

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=3&year=2025