HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1512

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to capital improvement projects for the benefit of the department of water, county of kauai.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  The following sums, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to finance the projects listed in this Act, are hereby appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii for fiscal year 2017-2018:

1.   To be expended by the county of Kauai:

     A.   Kilauea water system, Kauai.

          Drilling and developing (testing) of new Kilauea well #3; provide a new source of water for the Kilauea water system; design and construct a one million gallon storage facility; allow for the new development of business, agricultural uses, additional housing in the area, and expansion of Kilauea school; and provide an emergency backup source for the system.

Land, design, and construction         $   400,000

                   Total funding                     $   400,000

     B.   Wailua/Kapaa water system, Kauai.

          Construct Kapaa homesteads 313' tanks (20.5 million gallon tanks) for fire protection of Kapaa high school, Kapaa middle school, and the Samuel Mahelona memorial hospital.

Construction                           $   8,000,000

                   Total funding                     $   8,000,000

     C.   Kalaheo water system, Kauai.

          Construction of two new 0.5 million gallon storage tanks, new and replacement pipelines, and drilling and development (test) of a new well.  The new tanks are needed to replace smaller tanks to provide adequate storage for Kalaheo.  The new pipelines are needed to replace old and undersized lines that do not meet current water transmission standards.  The new pipelines are also needed to provide adequate fire flows and department flexibility.  The drilling and testing of a new well can provide an additional source for future development.

Construction                           $   10,000,000

                   Total funding                     $   10,000,000

     SECTION 2.  The appropriation made for the capital improvement projects authorized by this Act shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made; provided that all moneys from the appropriation that are unencumbered as of June 30, 2020, shall lapse as of that date.

     SECTION 3.  The sums appropriated for the respective capital improvement projects set forth in section 1 shall be expended by the designated expending agency for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2017.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

CIP; Department of Water; County of Kauai

 

Description:

Appropriates funds for capital improvement projects by the Department for Water, County of Kauai, for the Kilauea water system, the Wailua/Kapaa water system, and the Kalaheo water system.

 

 

 

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