Bill Text: HI HB2632 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Food Security.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-12 - The committee(s) on PVM recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. [HB2632 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB2632-Introduced.html
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H.B. NO. |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RElating to food security.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 37-41.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) In addition to the five per cent retainage
under subsection (a), the department of education may retain any appropriation
received pursuant to section 127A-16(a) or as reimbursement for disaster relief
pursuant to section [127A‑16(d)] 127A-16(e) at the close of
the fiscal year in which the appropriation or reimbursement was received and
the funds retained shall not lapse until June 30 of the first fiscal year of
the next fiscal biennium. [Such] These
funds shall be considered as separate and distinct from the funds the department
of education is authorized to retain pursuant to subsection (a)."
SECTION 2. Section 127A-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§127A-16 Major
disaster fund. (a) The administrator shall submit requests to
the legislature to appropriate from the general revenues of the State
sufficient moneys as may be necessary for expenditure by or under the direction
of the governor for immediate relief in response to an emergency or a disaster
in any part of the State; provided that:
(1) The governor has issued a proclamation of a state of
emergency;
(2) The governor [may] shall not expend in excess
of $10,000,000 for immediate relief as a result of any single emergency or
disaster; and
(3) In addition to the funds in paragraph (2), an additional
$5,000,000 may be made available solely for the purpose of matching federal
disaster relief funds when these funds become available to the State following
a presidential disaster declaration.
In expending the moneys, the governor may allot any portion thereof to
any agency, office, or employee of the State or a county for the most efficient
relief for the population.
Notwithstanding this subsection, the only exception to paragraphs (1),
(2), and (3) is that the administrator may use up to $250,000 per year to
support the emergency management reserve corps.
(b) Moneys in the fund may be expended at any time
without the need for the governor to issue a proclamation of a state of emergency
for the purpose of ensuring that foodbanking organizations in the State maintain
a minimum stock of food prior to the occurrence of a disaster or emergency. Not later than twenty days prior to the beginning
of each regular session, the administrator shall submit a request to the
legislature to appropriate from the general revenues of the State sufficient
moneys as may be necessary for expenditure by or under the direction of the
governor for the purpose of assisting foodbanking organizations approved by the
adjutant general to maintain, at all times, a minimum stock of food to meet the
demands of an emergency or a disaster in any part of the State; provided that:
(1) The governor has issued a proclamation of pre-disaster
necessity; and
(2) The governor shall not expend in excess of $2,500,000 in
any fiscal year for the purpose established in this subsection.
A proclamation of pre-disaster or emergency necessity shall not
require the existence of an imminent threat of disaster or emergency.
The administrator shall establish
minimum food stock levels for foodbanking organizations without regard to chapter
91.
[(b)] (c) No later than sixty days after any allotment
by the governor or the expenditure of any fund moneys, the administrator shall
report to the legislature on the purpose of the allotment or expenditure.
[(c)] (d) Except as provided in subsection (d), federal
reimbursement moneys for disaster relief shall be deemed to be trust moneys and
may be deposited into a trust account with and under the control of the Hawaii
emergency management agency. These moneys
and any interest earned thereon shall be used for the purpose identified in
subsection (a) and shall not lapse to the general fund.
[(d)] (e) In cases in which the department of education
expends the funds appropriated to the department for purposes deemed to be
reimbursable by federal reimbursement moneys for disaster relief, the federal
reimbursement moneys shall not lapse to the general fund and shall be credited
directly to the department of education without regard to whether the original
appropriation has lapsed. Such funds
shall carry over in accordance with section 37-41.5(c).
[(e)] (f) Any unspent funding under $2,500,000 shall be
rolled over to the next fiscal year to support future emergencies and
disasters."
SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $2,500,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the major disaster fund.
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.
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Report Title:
Emergency Preparedness; Disaster; Major Disaster Fund; Foodbank; Governor; Appropriation
Description:
Authorizes the Governor to issue a proclamation of pre-disaster necessity for the purpose of assisting foodbanking organizations to maintain food stocks for an emergency. Appropriates funds.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
