§187A-9  Federal aid in sport fish restoration.  The State hereby assents to the provisions of the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration (Dingell-Johnson/Wallop-Breaux) Act (64 Stat. 430, 16 U.S.C. § 777), as amended.  The department shall perform those acts as may be necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative aquatic life restoration, management, development, aquatic education, and recreational boating access projects, as defined in the Act of Congress and in compliance with the Act and regulations adopted by the Secretary of the Interior thereunder; provided that federal aid funds granted under the Act shall be used for the purposes of approved projects, and no funds accruing to the State from license fees paid by sport fishers, including any interest, dividend, or other income earned from the license fees, shall be diverted for any purpose other than as provided for in the Act and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 187A-9

  • Aquatic life: means any type or species of mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, invertebrate, coral, or other animal that inhabits the freshwater or marine environment and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof; or freshwater or marine plants, including seeds, roots, products, and other parts thereof. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 187A-1
  • Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 187A-1