Report Title:

Appropriation; Future Flight Hawaii

 

Description:

Appropriates funds for the Future Flight Hawaii Space Camp Program. (HB782 HD1)

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

782

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE FUTURE FLIGHT SPACE CAMP PROGRAM.

 

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that House Resolution No. 96, H.D.1, 2000, requested the Hawaii Space Grant College in conjunction with the University of Hawaii at Hilo and the department of business, economic development, and tourism to study the possibility of expanding the Future Flight Space Camp Program on the Big Island.

The results of the study show that Future Flight of Hawaii has a solid base of support from Hawaii Space Grant (federally funded) and an equal amount of revenue from tuition. To continue to function, it needs a subsidy of $82,600. The program could be expanded so more children could benefit each year. Tripling the number of weeks of all programs would require only an additional $29,000 per week, for a total subsidy of $140,600. An analysis of income and population indicates that there would be plenty of students interested and able to afford to attend the Future Flight Space Camp.

This Act is in response to the positive report made by Hawaii Space Grant College, the University of Hawaii, and the department of business, economic development, and tourism.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001-2002 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002-2003 for the Future Flight Hawaii Space Camp Program on the island of Hawaii.

The sums appropriated shall be expended by the University of Hawaii at Manoa for purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2001.