§189-2.4  Commercial fisheries special fund. (a)  There is established in the treasury of the State a special fund to beknown as the commercial fisheries special fund which shall be administered bythe department.

(b)  The following revenues shall be depositedinto the commercial fisheries special fund:

(1)  Moneys collected as fees for licenses and permitsrelated to commercial fishing and the sale of aquatic life, use of publicfishing grounds for commercial fishing purposes, and use of commercial fisheries-relatedfacilities;

(2)  Moneys collected under the provision of any lawor rule related to the importation, rearing, fishing, taking, catching, orkilling of any aquatic life for commercial purposes;

(3)  Moneys, other than informers' fees authorizedunder section 187A-14, collected as fines or bail forfeitures or administrativefines for violations of this chapter;

(4)  Moneys collected from the sale of any articlepurchased from the department related to aquatic life used for commercialpurposes or fishing for commercial purposes;

(5)  Any monetary contributions or moneys collectedfrom the sale of nonmonetary gifts to benefit aquatic life used for commercialpurposes or fishing for commercial purposes; and

(6)  Moneys derived from interest, dividend, or otherincome from the above sources.

(c)  The commercialfisheries special fund shall be used for the following:

(1)  Programs and activities for projects concerningaquatic life used for commercial purposes;

(2)  Developing andconducting resource monitoring programs, conducting studies to determine thesustainable use of aquatic life for commercial purposes, and developingrecommendations for acceptable levels of use;

(3)  Research programs andactivities concerning the conservation and management of aquatic life forcommercial purposes;

(4)  Programs and activitiesconcerning the importation and management, preservation, propagation,enforcement, and protection of aquatic life used for commercial purposes; and

(5)  Payroll for personnel of the department or theawarding of grants-in-aid to or contracts with the University of Hawaii orother qualified organizations or individuals to develop or implement theprograms and activities for the conservation and management of aquatic life forcommercial purposes.

(d)  The proceeds of the commercial fisheriesspecial fund shall not be used as security for, or pledged to the payment ofprincipal or interest on, any bonds or instruments of indebtedness.

(e)  Nothing in this section shall be construedto prohibit the use of general funds or the funds of other programs andactivities to implement or enforce title 12, subtitle 5, concerning managementand conservation of aquatic life used for commercial purposes. [L 2000, c 121,§1; am L 2002, c 86, §7]

 

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  Transfer of certaininterest earnings to general fund until June 30, 2015. L 2009, c 79, §30(a)(9).