THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1116
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

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) 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 related 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 governor is authorized to transfer funds appropriated by this Act among all executive agencies as may be deemed necessary and is authorized to transfer funds in excess of what is needed for the department of defense to the governor's contingency fund as deemed necessary by the governor for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 7.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval; provided that all funds appropriated pursuant to this Act that are unallotted or unencumbered shall lapse as of June 30, 2022.

 

 

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 related programs and activities.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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