(a) There is established a Hawaii historic preservation special fund into which shall be deposited the following moneys:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 6E-16

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of land and natural resources. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 6E-2
  • Historic preservation: means the research, protection, restoration, rehabilitation, and interpretation of buildings, structures, objects, districts, areas, and sites, including underwater sites and burial sites, significant to the history, architecture, archaeology, or culture of this State, its communities, or the nation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 6E-2
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
(1) Appropriations by the legislature to the special fund;
(2) Gifts, donations, and grants from public agencies and private persons;
(3) All proceeds collected by the department derived from historic preserve user fees, historic preserve leases or concession fees, fees charged to carry out the purposes of this chapter, or the sale of goods; and
(4) Civil, criminal, and administrative penalties, fines, and other charges collected under this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.

All interest earned or accrued on moneys deposited in the fund shall become part of the fund. The fund shall be administered by the department; provided that the department may contract with a public or private agency to provide the day-to-day management of the fund.

(b) Subject to legislative authorization, the department may expend moneys from the fund:

(1) For permanent and temporary staff positions;
(2) To replenish goods;
(3) To produce public information materials;
(4) To provide financial assistance to public agencies and private agencies in accordance with chapter 42F involved in historic preservation activities other than those covered by section 6E-9; and
(5) To cover administrative and operational costs of the historic preservation program.
(c) The department shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 for the purposes of this section.

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