Report Title:

Making an appropriation for Civil Defense

Description:

Makes appropriations to fund review and redrafting of tsunami inundation maps in two-dimensional format. (HB1206 HD1)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1206

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

making an appropriation FOR civil defense.

 

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the state is vulnerable to a tsunami disaster and recognizes the importance in remaining vigilant in protecting its residents and guests from this disaster. In view of what we continue to learn from the recent events in South East Asia, and because these tsunami threats pose the potential to cause great devastation to Hawaii, the legislature deems it vitally important to ensure the State is adequately prepared to deal with this disaster. Legislative hearings on the matter have determined that while the State and related private agencies continually strive towards becoming better able to handle a tsunami disaster, more resources are needed to upgrade tsunami inundation maps.

The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to revise current tsunami inundation maps from a one-dimensional format to a clearer two-dimensional format for a period of three years so that the citizens of Hawaii and its guests will be provided with the awareness and appropriate guidance needed to react in the face of a tsunami event.

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 2005-2006 and the sum of $1 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007 to update state tsunami inundation maps.

The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of defense for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2005.