2013 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 12. CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES
173A. Acquisition of Resource Value Lands
173A-9 Grants to state agencies, counties, and nonprofit land conservation organizations.


HI Rev Stat § 173A-9 (2013) What's This?

§173A-9 Grants to state agencies, counties, and nonprofit land conservation organizations. After consultation with the senate president and speaker of the house of representatives, and subject to the approval of the governor, the board may make grants to state agencies, counties, and nonprofit land conservation organizations from available funds for the purchase or acquisition of interests or rights in land having value as a resource to the State, whether in fee title or through the purchase of permanent conservation easements under chapter 198, and approved for purchase or acquisition by the board, or for the operation, maintenance, and management of lands acquired under this chapter that are necessary to protect, maintain, or restore resources at risk on these lands, or that provide for greater public access and enjoyment of these lands. Any land so acquired by any state agency or county may be sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of, subject to chapter 171, with the prior written approval of the board. Any land acquired by any nonprofit land conservation organization under this chapter may be sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of with the prior written approval of the board. Any permanent conservation easement established under this section that includes partnership with a federal land conservation program may be transferred only as provided by rules of the federal program. [L 1973, c 77, §9; am L 2005, c 156, §5; am L 2006, c 254, §5; am L 2008, c 139, §3]

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