HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

323

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to the state disaster revolving loan fund.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 209-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:

     ""Base realignment and closure" means the closure or realignment of a military installation in Hawaii pursuant to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, P.L. 101-510, part A, title XXIX (10 U.S.C. 2687), as amended."

     SECTION 2.  Section 209-28, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§209-28  Purpose of loans.  (a)  Commercial loans may be made for the following purposes:  to purchase inventory, equipment, and machinery; to construct, repair, or restore buildings; to provide operating funds; and to refinance outstanding business loans on equipment and buildings; provided that the loans shall be used to rehabilitate the business of the victim of the disaster [victim] or base realignment and closure as nearly as possible to its predisaster or pre-base realignment and closure level; and provided further that the loans shall not be used to begin a business substantially different from the one that the victim of the disaster [victim] or base realignment and closure was engaged in before the state disaster[.] or base realignment and closure.  Business concerns [which] that were nonowners of buildings before the state disaster or base realignment and closure shall not be precluded from obtaining building loans under this part.

     (b)  Personal loans may be made for the purpose of meeting necessary expenses or to satisfy serious needs of individuals and families including reciprocal beneficiaries [which] that arose as an immediate and direct result of a disaster[.] or base realignment and closure."

     SECTION 3.  Section 209-29, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§209-29  Eligibility for loans.  Loans may be made to individuals, partnerships, corporations, cooperatives, or other business associations, but only if the applicant:

     (1)  Suffered loss of or damage to property in a rehabilitation area as a result of a state disaster[;] or loss of business from a base realignment and closure;

     (2)  For a commercial loan, had operated an industrial, manufacturing, processing, wholesaling, or retailing business, or professional or service business, or building rental business, immediately before the disaster[;] or base realignment and closure;

     (3)  Presents a suitable program for:

         (A)  Rehabilitation or re-establishment of the applicant's business to its predisaster or pre-base realignment and closure level when applying for a commercial loan; or

         (B)  Meeting necessary expenses and satisfying the serious needs of the applicant and the applicant's family including reciprocal beneficiary when applying for a personal loan;

     (4)  Has reasonable ability to repay the loan; and

     (5)  For a commercial loan, presents written evidence that the Small Business Administration had declined an application for financial assistance under the Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Program or has reduced the amount of the loan request; provided that the declination was not due to the applicant's having sufficient financial resources to rehabilitate the applicant; or

     (6)  For a commercial loan, cannot secure any loans from the Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Program because the making of the loans is not covered by the program, and the director of business, economic development, and tourism is reasonably satisfied that the applicant is not able to secure loans from private lending institutions and does not have sufficient financial resources to rehabilitate the applicant.

     Paragraph (6) shall be applied in the alternative with respect to paragraph (5) of this section."

     SECTION 4.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015-2016 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 to be deposited into the state disaster revolving loan fund established pursuant to section 209-34, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     SECTION 5.  There is appropriated out of the state disaster revolving loan fund the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015-2016 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 for loans made pursuant to chapter 209, part III, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of business, economic development, and tourism for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 6.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 7.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2015.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Base Realignment and Closure; Military; Reduction; Loans

 

Description:

Authorizes the use of funds in the State disaster revolving fund to be used for loans to individuals and business impacted by the downsizing of military in Hawaii.  Appropriates moneys.

 

 

 

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