Report Title:

Homeless and Transitional Housing Projects; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds for homeless and transitional housing projects on Kauai, Hawaii, and Maui, self-help projects in all counties, and state homeless shelter program. (SD1)

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1851

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

appropriating funds for homeless and transitional housing projects.

 

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

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to assist homeless and transitional housing projects statewide.

SECTION 2. 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 2005-2006, and the same sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, for homeless and transitional housing projects on Kauai, Hawaii, and Maui, for self-help projects in all counties, to be disbursed by a request for proposals process, and for the state homeless shelter program; provided that the following programs shall receive the following amounts in each fiscal year:

(1) Homeless and transitional housing

projects on Kauai $650,000

(2) Homeless and transitional housing

projects on Hawaii (East Hawaii

housing coalition-Hilo Hotel) $500,000

(3) Homeless and transitional housing

projects on Maui $          

(4) Self-help housing projects in city

and county of Honolulu $          

(5) Self-help housing projects in

county of Hawaii $          

(6) Self-help housing projects in

county of Kauai $          

(7) Self-help housing projects in

county of Maui $          

(8) State homeless shelter program $          

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

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