HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1263

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013

H.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO IRRIGATION.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Reliable irrigation systems are the lifelines of Hawaii's agricultural industry.  To ensure that Hawaii's agricultural crops receive a steady and dependable supply of water, sufficient funding is needed to maintain and improve Hawaii's irrigation systems.  Increasing and extended water droughts have highlighted the need for the repair and maintenance of the irrigation systems in the State.

     The purpose of this Act is to provide additional funding needed for improvements to irrigation systems throughout the State.

     SECTION 2.  The director of finance is authorized to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of $          or so much thereof as may be necessary and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary is appropriated for fiscal year 2013-2014 for the purpose of making improvements to the following irrigation systems:

     1.   Kau irrigation system.

          Total funding                        $

     2.   Waiahole irrigation system.

          Total funding                        $

     3.  Menehune ditch irrigation system.

          Total funding                        $

     SECTION 3.  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 2013-2014 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2014-2015 for the operation and maintenance of the east Kauai irrigation system by the East Kauai Water Users' Cooperative.

     SECTION 4.  The appropriations made for the capital improvement projects authorized by this Act shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal biennium for which the appropriations are made; provided that all moneys from the appropriations unencumbered as of June 30, 2016, shall lapse as of that date.

     SECTION 5.  The sums appropriated for the respective capital improvement projects set forth in sections 2 and 3 shall be expended by the department of agriculture for the purposes of sections 2 and 3, respectively.

     SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2030.



 

Report Title:

Irrigation; General Obligation Bonds; Appropriation

 

Description:

Appropriates funds and authorizes the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds to finance improvements to various irrigation systems.  Effective July 1, 2030.  (HB1263 HD2)

 

 

 

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