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SB167
THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
167
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating
to permits
.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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SECTION
1.
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The legislature finds that although
most counties already exempt state agencies from certain permitting
requirements, it is essential to ensure that all facilities under the
jurisdiction of the department of education, university of Hawaii, and school
facilities authority are also granted this exemption.
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Eliminating the permitting process for
repetitive construction projects for state departments and agencies will also
accelerate the timeline for essential repairs and improvements, addressing
critical infrastructure needs more efficiently across the State.
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The
purpose of this Act is to:
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(1)
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Establish an exemption from applicable county
permit requirements for repetitive construction projects for facilities under
the control of any state department or agency; and
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(2)
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Clarify that contracts for the construction,
renovation, or repair of facilities under the control of the department of
education, university of Hawaii, or school facilities authority shall be exempt
from county permitting requirements that related off-site improvements be made
by the contracting government agency as a condition to the issuance of any
permit.
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SECTION
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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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�46-
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County permit exemption; repetitive construction projects.
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A
contract for repetitive construction projects, including but not limited to one-for-one
replacements and minor repair and maintenance, of facilities under the control
of any state department or agency shall be exempt from any applicable county
permit requirement due to any county agency having jurisdiction over the
proposed action; provided that no contract for repetitive construction projects
shall be exempt from federal, state, or county floodplain management
development standards or statutes, codes, ordinances, rules, or regulations
with which compliance is required under the National Flood Insurance Program.
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SECTION
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Section 103-39.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:
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�103-39.5
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Construction, renovation, or repair of school facilities; county permit
exemption.
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Any contract for the
construction, renovation, or repair of [
public school
] facilities
under
the control of the department of education, university of Hawaii, or school
facilities authority
shall be exempt from any
county
requirement [
of
a county
] that related off-site improvements be made by the contracting
government agency as a condition to the issuance of any permit."
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SECTION 4.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.
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SECTION 5.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
County
Permit Exemptions; Repetitive Construction Projects; State Departments;
Off-site Improvements
Description:
Establishes
an exemption from applicable county permit requirements for repetitive
construction projects for facilities under the control of any state department
or agency, under certain conditions.
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Clarifies
that contracts for the construction, renovation, or repair of facilities under
the control of the department of education, university of Hawaii, or school
facilities authority shall be exempt from county permitting requirements
that
related off-site improvements be made by the contracting government agency as a
condition to the issuance of any permit
.
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