Bill > SB1318

This bill amends Section 200-14 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to remove a duplicative penalty provision related to water pollution in state boating facilities. Specifically, the bill eliminates a section that imposed fines up to $10,000 per day and potential imprisonment for knowingly discharging, dumping, or abandoning petroleum products, hazardous materials, or sewage in violation of state water quality standards. The removal of this section clarifies that the Department of Health, rather than the Department of Land and Natural Resources, maintains jurisdiction over criminal water pollution offenses. The bill retains other existing penalties for boating-related infractions, such as fines for unauthorized vessel operations or activities in small boat harbors, and maintains a provision allowing environmental courts to restrict a defendant's vessel operation as part of probation or penalty suspension. The bill will take effect immediately upon approval.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance, Justice

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1318&year=2025