Hawaii Revised Statutes 173A-9 – Grants to state agencies, counties, and nonprofit land conservation organizations
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 173A-9
- Board: means the board of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 173A-2
- county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
- Land: means the earth, water, and air, above, below, or on the surface, and includes easements and rights in land, and any improvement on land. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 173A-2
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
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.