Chapter 180 — Chapter 180
17 sections in this chapter.
HRS §180-1 Definitions
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§180-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter: "Director" means a member of the governing body of a district. "District" or "soil and water conservation district" means a governmental subdivision of this State, and a public body corporate and politic, organized in accordance …
HRS §180-10 Adding territory; petition
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§180-10 Adding territory; petition. Petitions for adding territory to an existing district may be filed with the department of land and natural resources and the proceedings herein provided for the organization of a district shall be observed in such case. Where the number of lan…
HRS §180-11 Consolidating districts; petition
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§180-11 Consolidating districts; petition. Petitions for the consolidation of two or more districts may be filed with the department of land and natural resources. The petitions must be signed by a majority of the members of the governing body, or by twenty-five or more land occu…
HRS §180-12 Appointment, election, qualifications, and tenure of directors
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§180-12 Appointment, election, qualifications, and tenure of directors. The terms of office of the two district directors appointed pursuant to section 180-7 shall be three years, except that those first appointed shall be for one and two years, respectively. The terms of the thr…
HRS §180-13 Powers of districts and directors
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§180-13 Powers of districts and directors. A district organized under this chapter, and the directors thereof, shall have, in addition to other powers granted in this chapter, the power to:
HRS §180-14 State agencies to cooperate
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§180-14 State agencies to cooperate. Agencies of the state government, or other governmental subdivisions of the State, which have jurisdiction over publicly owned lands lying within any soil and water conservation district, may cooperate with the district in the effectuation of …
HRS §180-15 Discontinuance of districts
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§180-15 Discontinuance of districts. At any time after five years after the organization of a district under this chapter, any occupiers of land representing twenty-five or more votes lying within the district may petition the department of land and natural resources to terminate…
HRS §180-16 Budget
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§180-16 Budget. The department of land and natural resources shall submit to the director of finance, annually the budgetary estimates and information required by chapter 37, and shall include therein estimates of the financial requirements of the department. All contributions, m…
HRS §180-17 REPEALED
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§180-17 REPEALED. L 1993, c 280, §52.
HRS §180-2 General powers and duties of department
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§180-2 General powers and duties of department. The department of land and natural resources shall keep a record of its official actions and may perform acts and adopt rules as may be necessary for the execution of its functions under this chapter. It may call upon the attorney g…
HRS §180-3 Additional powers and duties of department
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§180-3 Additional powers and duties of department. The department of land and natural resources may:
HRS §180-4 Creation of soil and water conservation districts; petition
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§180-4 Creation of soil and water conservation districts; petition. Occupiers of land representing a total of twenty-five or more votes lying within an area proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the department of land and natural resources asking that …
HRS §180-5 Hearing on petition
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§180-5 Hearing on petition. Within thirty days after the filing of such a petition, the department of land and natural resources shall cause due notice to be given of a public meeting to consider the question of the need for the creation of the district, whether local public sent…
HRS §180-6 Referendum on creation; election of officers
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§180-6 Referendum on creation; election of officers. After the department of land and natural resources has determined that there is need for and local public sentiment is in favor of the creation of a proposed district it shall, within a reasonable time, give due notice of and h…
HRS §180-7 Determining feasibility of operation of district
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§180-7 Determining feasibility of operation of district. The department of land and natural resources shall, within a reasonable time thereafter, determine whether the operation of the proposed district would be administratively practicable and feasible; provided that it shall no…
HRS §180-8 Organization of district
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§180-8 Organization of district. To complete the organization of the district, the department of land and natural resources shall present to the lieutenant governor a statement setting out the name of the district and its boundaries, and certifying that the procedures prescribed …
HRS §180-9 Renewal of petition to create
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§180-9 Renewal of petition to create. After six months after the date of a determination by the department of land and natural resources that the operation of a proposed district would not be administratively practicable and feasible, subsequent petitions covering the same or sub…