REPORT TITLE:
Claims Against UH

DESCRIPTION:
Appropriates funds for the payment of settlements entered into by
the University of Hawaii.  (SD2)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           S.D. 2
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO THE RELIEF OF CERTAIN PERSONS' CLAIMS AGAINST THE
   UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS
   THEREFOR.


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

 1      SECTION 1.  The following sums of money are appropriated out
 
 2 of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii to the University
 
 3 of Hawaii's Systemwide Programs (UOH 900), for the purpose of
 
 4 satisfying claims for legislative relief as to the following
 
 5 named persons, firms, corporations, and entities, for claims
 
 6 against the University of Hawaii or its officers or employees for
 
 7 payments of judgments or settlements, or other liabilities, in
 
 8 the amount set forth opposite their names:
 
 9 JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII              AMOUNT
10 AND SETTLEMENTS OF CLAIMS:
11 
12 In re University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus           $116,100.00
13 EPA Docket No. TCSA-09-02-0014                      Settlement
14 
15 Lam v. University of Hawaii, et al.                $ 30,000.00
16 Civil No. 89-00378 MLR, USDC                        Settlement
17 
18 Tracy v. University of Hawaii                      $ 50,000.00
19 Civil No. 99-00018 SOM, USDC                        Settlement
20 
21 United States of America v. A.H. Robins            $  5,682.72
22 Company, et al.                                     Settlement
23 
24 MISCELLANEOUS CLAIMS: 
25 
26 Charles Feick                                      $ 20,000.00
27 
28 Cash payment to the Department of Health           $   505,000
29 and the Environmental Protection Agency for
30 improper storage and disposal of hazardous

 
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 1 materials (includes $95,000 good faith credit)
 2 
 3 Estimated expenditures for waste minimization      $   800,000
 4 and pollution prevention as required by the
 5 Department of Health and the Environmental
 6 Protection Agency for improper storage and
 7 disposal of hazardous materials
 8 
 9      SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding the sums hereinabove
 
10 appropriated as interest upon judgments against the University of
 
11 Hawaii, payment of interest shall be limited to the period from
 
12 the date of judgment, if applicable, to thirty days after the
 
13 effective date of this Act, as provided in section 662-8, Hawaii
 
14 Revised Statutes, for those cases to which that statute applies.
 
15      SECTION 3.  All unexpended and unencumbered balances of the
 
16 appropriations made by section 1 of this Act as of the close of
 
17 business on June 30, 2001, shall lapse into the general fund.
 
18      SECTION 4.  If any provision of this Act, or the application
 
19 thereof to any person or entity or circumstances is held invalid,
 
20 the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications
 
21 of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid
 
22 provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this
 
23 Act are severable.
 
24      SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2000.