Bill Text: HI HB2096 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Emergency Management.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-16 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5). [HB2096 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-HB2096-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to Emergency management.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§127A- Emergency hazard flood mitigation special fund. (a)
There is established an emergency hazard flood mitigation special fund,
into which shall be deposited:
(1) Appropriations
made by the legislature to the special fund;
(2) Gifts,
donations, and grants from public agencies and private persons; and
(3) All
interest earned or accrued on moneys deposited into the special fund.
(b) Moneys in the special fund shall be used by
the agency to implement emergency flood mitigation measures, including but not
limited to the acquisition of emergency flood mitigation equipment.
(c) Moneys on balance in the special fund at the
close of each fiscal year shall remain in the special fund and shall not be
transferred or lapsed to the credit of the general fund."
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general
revenues of the State of Hawaii
the sum of $1,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year
2018-2019 to be deposited into the emergency hazard flood mitigation special
fund.
SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the
emergency hazard flood mitigation special fund the sum of $1,000,000 or so much thereof as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 to purchase water pumps, generators, and
heavy equipment.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by
the Hawaii emergency management agency for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2018.
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Report Title:
Watershed; Flood Mitigation; Emergency Hazard; Hawaii Emergency Management Agency; Emergency Hazard Flood Mitigation Special Fund; Appropriation
Description:
Establishes the emergency hazard flood mitigation special fund. Appropriates moneys into the special fund. Appropriates moneys from the special fund for emergency flood mitigation equipment.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
