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HB761
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
761
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating
to County permitting and inspection
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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SECTION 1.
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Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as
follows:
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County building permit, inspection, and
certificate of occupancy requirements; exemption; prohibition; state projects.
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(a)
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Notwithstanding any other law to the
contrary, state projects shall be exempt from county building permit,
inspection, and certificate of occupancy requirements when compliant with
applicable building codes or county, national, or international prescriptive
construction standards, including
construction, electrical,
energy conservation, plumbing, and sidewalk standards, as
applicable.
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(b)
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Each
state agency responsible for a state project exempt from county building
permit, inspection, and certificate of occupancy requirements pursuant to
subsection (a) shall not apply for a county building permit.
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(c)
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Each county shall accept the dedication of state projects
exempt from county building permit,
inspection, and certificate of occupancy requirements pursuant to subsection
(a).
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(d)
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Nothing in this section shall relieve any state
project from the laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations of the State and
county or any departments or boards thereof with respect to the construction,
operation, and maintenance of the state project, compliance with master plans
or zoning laws or regulations, compliance with building and health codes and
other laws, ordinances, or rules and regulations of similar nature applicable
to the state project.
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(e)
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As used in this section:
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B
uilding permit" means an
authorization required and issued by a county to perform within the
jurisdiction of the county, specified work governed by the county's building,
construction, electrical, energy conservation, plumbing, or sidewalk codes, as
applicable.
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"State
agency" means any office, department, board, commission, bureau, division,
public corporation, agency, or instrumentality of the State.
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"State
lands" means all land owned by the State through any state agency.
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"State
project" means any undertaking of work or improvement of state lands or
any interest therein, developed, acquired, constructed, reconstructed,
rehabilitated, improved, altered, or repaired by a state agency.
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SECTION
2.
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This Act does not affect rights and
duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
begun before its effective date.
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SECTION 3.
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New statutory material is underscored.
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SECTION
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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
County
Building Permit, Inspection, and Certificate of Occupancy Requirements;
Exemption; Prohibition; State Projects
Description:
Exempts
state projects from county building permit, inspection, and certificate of
occupancy requirements under certain conditions.
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Requires counties to accept the dedication of
state projects exempt from the county permitting process.
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Prohibits state agencies responsible for
state projects exempt from county building permit, inspection, and certificate
of occupancy requirements from applying for county building permits.
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Defines building permit, state agency, state
lands, and state project.
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