Bill Text: HI SB145 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Irrigation; General Obligation Bonds; Appropriation

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-04-29 - (H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-29-11 at 5:00pm in Conference Room 224. [SB145 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2011-SB145-Amended.html

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THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	145
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011		S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 2

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO IRRIGATION.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  A reliable irrigation system is the lifeblood of Hawaii’s agricultural industry.  To ensure that Hawaii’s crops receive a steady and dependable supply of water, sufficient funding is needed to maintain and improve Hawaii’s irrigation systems.

     The purpose of this Act is to provide additional funding needed for improvements to irrigation systems throughout the State.

     SECTION 2.  (a)  The director of finance is authorized to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary is appropriated for fiscal year 2011-2012 for the purpose of making capital improvements to irrigation systems as follows: 

     (1)  $          for the Waiahole irrigation system;

     (2)  $          for the Waimanalo irrigation system;

     (3)  $          for the Molokai irrigation system;

     (4)  $          for the upcountry Maui watershed;

     (5)  $          for the lower Hamakua ditch;

     (6)  $          for the Kau irrigation system;

     (7)  $          for the Kekaha ditch; and

     (8)  $          for the Kahuku agricultural park irrigation system.

     (b)  The projects specified in paragraphs (4) and (5) of subsection (a) are deemed necessary to qualify for federal aid financing and reimbursement in the following amounts:

     (1)  $          for the upcountry Maui watershed; and

     (2)  $          for the lower Hamakua Ditch.

     SECTION 3.  (a)  The director of finance is authorized to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of $          or so much thereof as may be necessary and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary is appropriated for fiscal year 2012-2013 for the purpose of making capital improvements to irrigation systems as follows:

     (1)  $         for the Waiahole irrigation system;

     (2)  $         for the Waimanalo irrigation system;

     (3)  $         for the upcountry Maui watershed;

     (4)  $         for the lower Hamakua ditch;

     (5)  $         for the Kau irrigation system; and

     (6)  $         for the Kekaha ditch.

     (b)  The projects specified in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) are deemed necessary to qualify for federal aid financing and reimbursement in the following amounts:

     (1)  $          for the upcountry Maui watershed; and

     (2)  $          for the lower Hamakua Ditch.

     SECTION 4.  The appropriations made for the capital improvement projects 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 in section 2 that are unencumbered as of June 30, 2014, and the appropriations in section 3 that are unencumbered as of June 30, 2015, shall lapse as of that date.

     SECTION 5.  The sums appropriated in this Act shall be expended by the department of agriculture for the purposes of this Act.  

     SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2030.

 

Report Title:

Irrigation; General Obligation Bonds; Appropriation

 

Description:

Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds in unspecified amounts to finance capital improvements to various irrigation systems.  Effective July 1, 2030.  (SB145 HD2)

 

 

 

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