Bill Text: HI HB1853 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Special Purpose Revenue Bond; SPRB; Biofuels; Cogeneration Facility
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-07-13 - Act 259, on 07/12/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1368). [HB1853 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-HB1853-Introduced.html
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to special purpose revenue bonds to assist bioenergy hawaii, llc.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to extend the special purpose revenue bond authorization under Act 89, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, to BioEnergy Hawaii, LLC, for the purpose of establishing a cogeneration facility and related energy production facilities to June 30, 2021.
SECTION 2. Act 89, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, is amended by amending sections 4 and 5 to read as follows:
"SECTION 4. The department of budget and
finance is authorized, from time to time, including times subsequent to [June 30,
2016,] June 30, 2021, to issue special purpose revenue bonds in
whatever principal amounts the department shall determine to be necessary to
refund the special purpose revenue bonds authorized in section 2 and to refund
special purpose revenue bonds authorized in this section regardless of whether
the outstanding special purpose revenue bonds or refunding special purpose
revenue bonds have matured or are the subject of redemption or whether the
refunding special purpose revenue bonds shall be bonds for the multi-project
programs described in section 2. In making this determination, the department
shall comply with federal law relating to the exemption from federal income
taxation of the interest on bonds of the nature authorized by this section.
SECTION 5. The authorization to issue special
purpose revenue bonds under this Act shall lapse on [June 30, 2016.]
June 30, 2021."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on June 29, 2016.
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Report Title:
Special Purpose Revenue Bond; SPRB; Biofuels; Cogeneration Facility
Description:
Extends the authorization of the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to BioEnergy Hawaii, LLC, for the purpose of establishing a cogeneration facility and related energy production facilities, for an additional five years.
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