Bill Text: HI SB3109 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended


Bill Title: Relating To The Department Of Hawaiian Home Lands.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-04-26 - Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-01-24. [SB3109 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2024-SB3109-Amended.html

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

3109

THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that Act 279, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $600,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2021-2022 to provide a multi-pronged approach to reducing the over 28,000 applicants on the department of Hawaiian home lands waitlist.

     The legislature further finds that Act 279, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, stipulated that any moneys not encumbered for specific purposes shall lapse to the general fund on June 30, 2025.  Article VII, section 11 of the State Constitution provides that no appropriation shall be for a period exceeding three years.  This provision therefore permits the encumbrance of biennial appropriations one year beyond the biennial period, so no later than June 30, 2024, for the fiscal biennium 2021‑2023.  Accordingly, only unencumbered funds appropriated by Act 279 will lapse on June 30, 2024.  The purpose of this Act is to make a new appropriation of general funds for fiscal year 2024‑2025 to make up for any Act 279 funds that lapse on June 30, 2024, in order to give practical effect to the legislature's intent for the appropriation in Act 279.

     SECTION 2.  Act 279, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, is amended by amending section 6 to read as follows:

     "SECTION 6.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $600,000,000 or so much there of as may be necessary for fiscal year 2021-2022 for the purposes of this Act; provided that any moneys not expended or encumbered for specific purposes shall lapse to the general fund on June 30, [2025.] 2024.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of Hawaiian home lands for the purposes of this Act."

     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 2024-2025.  The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of Hawaiian home lands for the purposes of Act 279, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022.

     SECTION 4.  If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the Act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Act are severable.

     SECTION 5.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 6.  This Act, upon its approval, shall take effect on July 1, 2050.


 


 

Report Title:

Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Waitlist; Appropriation

 

Description:

Gives practical effect to the intent of the Legislature that funds appropriated in Act 279, SLH 2022, be available for expenditure until 6/30/2025.  Appropriates moneys.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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