Bill Text: HI HB914 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Making An Emergency Appropriation To The Hawaii Tourism Authority Relating To Covid-19 Expenditures.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session. [HB914 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-HB914-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY RELATING TO COVID-19 EXPENDITURES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. This Act is recommended by the governor for immediate passage in accordance with article VII, section 9, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
SECTION 2. The impact of the "SARS-CoV-2" virus and resulting "coronavirus disease 2019" (COVID-19) has been devastating to global, national, and state
economies.
The Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136, was enacted
on March 27, 2020, to address the extensive health and economic fallout of the
COVID-19 pandemic and provided federal funds to support the State's COVID-19
relief efforts. With the expiration of
federal CARES Act funds, the State finds that additional funds are needed to
continue funding critical COVID-19 response programs and activities for the
remainder of fiscal year 2020-2021.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds for the purpose of COVID-19 response activities and provide transparency and accountability for the use of those funds.
SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $5,500,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the Hawaii tourism authority within the department of business, economic development, and tourism.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the Hawaii tourism authority for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. The governor is authorized to transfer funds appropriated by this Act among all executive agencies as may be deemed necessary; provided that the governor is authorized to transfer funds in excess of what is needed for the Hawaii tourism authority to the governor's contingency fund as deemed necessary by the governor for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval; provided that all funds appropriated pursuant to this Act that are unallotted or unencumbered shall lapse on June 30, 2022.
Report Title:
Emergency Appropriations; COVID-19 Expenditures; HTA
Description:
Provides an emergency appropriation in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the Hawaii tourism authority for COVID-19 response related programs and activities. (HD1)
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