SB1083 • 2026

RELATING TO PORT INFRASTRUCTURE.

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Sponsor: INOUYE
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO PORT INFRASTRUCTURE.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO PORT INFRASTRUCTURE.
DLNR; Maintenance Dredging; Budget Request; Port Infrastructure; State Small Boat Harbors; Appropriation ($) Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to include line-item funding for maintenance dredging at state small boat harbor facilities in its annual budget request.
Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct maintenance dredging at state small boat harbors, boat launch ramp facilities, and waterways.
Effective 7/1/3000.

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HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: SB1083 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB1083 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
1083 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D.
2 STATE OF HAWAII H.D.

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: SB1083 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB1083 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
1083 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PORT INFRASTRUCTURE .

SD2

Hawaii published version SD2

Plain English: SB1083 SD2 THE SENATE S.B.

SB1083 SD2 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
1083 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D.
2 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PORT INFRASTRUCTURE .

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-03-20 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
2025-03-20 H
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1400) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-03-18 H
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
2025-03-14 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-06 H
Referred to WAL, FIN, referral sheet 19
2025-03-06 H
Pass First Reading
2025-03-04 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 256) in amended form (SD 2).
2025-03-04 S
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2025-02-27 S
48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
2025-02-27 S
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 769) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2025-02-19 S
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-02-14 S
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-02-12 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2025-02-12 S
Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 365) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-02-05 S
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-01-31 S
The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2025-01-23 S
Referred to WTL, WAM.
2025-01-21 S
Passed First Reading.
2025-01-17 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO PORT INFRASTRUCTURE.
DLNR; Maintenance Dredging; Budget Request; Port Infrastructure; State Small Boat Harbors; Appropriation ($)
Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to include line-item funding for maintenance dredging at state small boat harbor facilities in its annual budget request. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct maintenance dredging at state small boat harbors, boat launch ramp facilities, and waterways. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Current Bill Text

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SB1083

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1083

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to port infrastructure
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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The legislature finds that maintenance
dredging is critical to the upkeep of small boat harbors, channels, ramps, and
other port infrastructure in the State.
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The legislature further finds that the current process of waiting until
dredging is imminent to appropriate funds and only then initiating the
permitting process creates a haphazard system for the allocation of money and
the issuance of permits.
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This
disorganized process sometimes contributes to worsened conditions at these
facilities when increased amounts of marine sediment and foreign debris
accumulate, sometimes up to a height that can damage the hulls of ships if not
cleared immediately.
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These unsafe conditions
can potentially cause a shutdown of the affected sites, which are important for
recreation and subsistence fishing and other use by the general public.

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The purpose of this Act is to appropriate
funds to the department of land and natural resources to conduct maintenance
dredging at certain state small boat harbors, boat launch ramp facilities, and
other state boating facilities and waterways.

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SECTION 2.
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There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii
the sum of $ or so
much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or
so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the purpose
of conducting maintenance dredging at state small boat harbors, boat launch
ramp facilities, and other state boating facilities and waterways, including
design, permitting, and dredging work, as identified by the department of land
and natural resources.

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The sums

appropriated shall be expended by the department of land and
natural resources for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 3.
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Beginning with fiscal biennium 2027-2029 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the department of land and natural resources shall include in its
annual budget request line-item funding for maintenance dredging at state
boating facilities.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DLNR;
Maintenance Dredging; Port Infrastructure; Appropriations

Description:

Makes appropriations
to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to conduct maintenance dredging
at state small boat harbors, boat launch ramp facilities, and waterways.
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