Bill Text: HI SB889 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Joint Emergency Management Center; General Obligation Bonds; Appropriation ($)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-12 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. [SB889 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2015-SB889-Amended.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE JOINT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CENTER.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that various public safety and emergency management agencies have expressed an interest in developing a joint emergency management center to increase their collaboration and communication before, during, and after disasters. The addition of a joint emergency management center at a central location will bring together several essential agencies and organizations to better protect the people of Hawaii.
The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to support the development of the joint emergency management center, including planning, land acquisition, and the initial appraisal scope.
SECTION 2. 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 2015-2016 for the purpose of supporting the development of the joint emergency management center, including planning, land acquisition, and the initial appraisal scope.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of defense for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. The appropriation made for the capital improvement project authorized by this Act shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal biennium for which the appropriation is made; provided that all moneys from the appropriation unencumbered as of June 30, 2018, shall lapse as of that date.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2015.
Report Title:
Joint Emergency Management Center; General Obligation Bonds; Appropriation
Description:
Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds and appropriates funds to support the development of the joint emergency management center, including planning, land acquisition, and the initial appraisal scope. (SD1)
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