Bill Text: HI SB1116 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Making Emergency Appropriations To The Department Of Defense Relating To Covid-19 Expenditures.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session. [SB1116 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-SB1116-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 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 section 9 of article VII of
the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
SECTION
2. The legislature finds that the impact
of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and resulting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19)
pandemic 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 legislature 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 $8,413,549 or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for
the transfer of contracts from the department of transportation to the department
of defense relating to the safe travels Hawaii airport screening program.
The
sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of defense for the
purposes of this Act.
SECTION
4. There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $600,000 or so much thereof
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for use of the Hawaii tourism
authority's Hawaii convention center to operate a call center for the safe
travels Hawaii airport screening program.
The
sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of defense for the
purposes of this Act.
SECTION
5. There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $4,588,802 or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the procurement,
storage, and distribution of personal protective equipment to schools and other
state agencies for statewide operations as may be needed.
The
sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of defense for the purposes
of this Act.
SECTION
6. The appropriations authorized by this
Act shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriations are
made; provided that all moneys from the appropriations that are unencumbered as
of June 30, 2022, shall lapse as of that date.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Emergency Appropriations; COVID-19 Expenditures
Description:
Provides emergency appropriations in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the Department of Defense to continue funding for various COVID-19 response programs and activities. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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