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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
2375 |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
H.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO FUNDS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
"SECTION
22A. Any provision of this Act to
the contrary notwithstanding, the governor is authorized to transfer savings or
unrequired balances as may be available from the appropriated funds of any
program in this Act to supplement the appropriation for any other program in
this Act to cope with the effects of natural disasters or other unforeseen
emergencies; provided that the effects of the natural disasters or emergencies
create an urgent need to pursue a course of action that is in the best interest
of the State; provided further that the use of such funds does not conflict
with general law; provided further that no funds shall be expended without a
formal declaration of a natural disaster or emergency by the governor; provided
further that this authority shall not extend beyond July 1 of the immediately
succeeding fiscal year; provided further that any funds unencumbered or
unexpended as of July 1 of the immediately succeeding fiscal year shall lapse
as of that date; and provided further that the governor shall notify the
legislature within five days of each use of this authority and submit a report
to the legislature of all uses of this authority for the previous fiscal year
no later than September 1 of each year.
SECTION
22B. Unless otherwise provided in
this Act, the governor is authorized to transfer operating funds between
appropriations within the same fund, within an expending agency, for operating
purposes; provided that the governor shall submit a report to the legislature
within five days of each use of this authority; provided further that the
report shall include the date of transfer, the amount of the transfer, the
program ID from which funds were transferred, the program ID to which funds
were transferred, the impact to the program ID from which funds are
transferred, and a detailed explanation of the public purposes served by the
transfer of resources; and provided further that the governor shall submit to
the legislature a summary report containing the aforementioned information for
each use of this authority for the previous twelve-month period from December 1
to November 30 no later than thirty days prior to the convening of the regular
session of 2025.
SECTION 22C. Notwithstanding any provision in part III of this Act, the governor is authorized to transfer savings or unrequired balances as may be available of general funds from any program in this Act to supplement the department of land and natural resources' firefighter's contingency fund; provided that these funds shall be used to prevent, control, and extinguish wildland fires within forest reserves, public hunting areas, wildlife and plant sanctuaries, and natural area reserves, and to fulfill mutual aid agreements in cooperation with fire control agencies of the counties and federal government."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title:
Funds; Firefighter's Contingency Fund; Appropriation
Description:
Reinstates the Governor's authority to transfer funds to cope with the effects of natural disasters, for operating purposes, or to supplement the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Firefighter's Contingency Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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