Hawaii HB1139 establishes an environmental stewardship fee program to fund the protection and restoration of state-owned natural resources impacted.
Hawaii HB1139 creates an environmental stewardship fee program within the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Visitors to state-owned designated beaches, parks, forests, trails, recreational natural areas, and coastlines must pay a $50 fee and obtain a license. The collected fees and fines will be deposited into a special fund, used to support projects that protect, restore, and enhance natural resources. The fund will also support grants to local governments and cost-matching funding for federal grants.
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