Report Title:

Natural Disasters; Emergency Appropriation

 

Description:

Makes emergency appropriations to DOD for FY 2006-2007 to:

 

(1) Cover operational expenses associated with the October 15, 2006, Kiholo Bay earthquake disaster recovery efforts in the counties of Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, and the City and County of Honolulu; and

 

(2) Cover the 25% non-federal cost share for earthquake disaster recovery projects eligible under the FEMA Public Assistance program. (HB1345 HD2)

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1345

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007

H.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR NATURAL DISASTERS.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  This Act is recommended by the governor for immediate passage in accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Hawaii State Constitution.

     SECTION 2.  The purpose of this Act is to make emergency appropriations for emergency relief operations in the counties of Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, and the city and county of Honolulu as a result of the October 15, 2006, Kiholo Bay earthquake disaster.

     The legislature finds and declares the appropriations under this Act are in the public interest and ensures the public health, safety, and general welfare of the state.

     SECTION 3.  In accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii and sections 37-91 and 37-93, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the legislature has determined that the general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2006-2007 has already been exceeded by $90,137,694 or 1.68 per cent.  The appropriations contained in this Act will cause the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2006-2007 to be exceeded by an additional $24,000,000 or 0.448 per cent.  The calculation contained in the foregoing sentence relates only to the amount of general funds appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 2006-2007.  The reasons for exceeding the general fund expenditure ceiling are that the appropriations made in this Act are necessary to serve the public interest and to meet the needs provided for by this Act.

     SECTION 4.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $18,189,896 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007 to cover operational expenses associated with earthquake disaster recovery efforts, including but not limited to national guard personnel on state active duty and helicopter operating expenses.

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

     SECTION 5.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $5,810,104 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007 to cover the twenty-five percent non-federal cost share for earthquake disaster recovery projects eligible under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s public assistance program.

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

     SECTION 6.  Each department or agency expending funds authorized by this Act shall submit reports to the legislature no later than January 15, 2008.  The information contained in the reports shall:

     (1)  Be organized by county;

     (2)  Provide summaries of expenditure data on a statewide basis; and

     (3)  Include:

         (A)  The date of each expenditure;

         (B)  The purpose and description of each expenditure;

         (C)  The identification of any recipient of payments from each expenditure; and

         (D)  For funds not authorized by this Act but nevertheless used by any department or agency for the purposes of this Act:

              (i)  The source of those funds, by specific program;

             (ii)  The impact to the programs originally funded by those funds; and

            (iii)  The need for any emergency appropriations that resulted from the diversion of those funds.

     SECTION 7.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary, the appropriations under this Act shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriations were made.  All unexpended and unencumbered balances of the appropriations made in this Act as of the close of business on June 30, 2008, shall lapse.

     SECTION 8.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.