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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The legislature further finds that Act 279 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 Hawaii State Constitution in part provides that no general fund appropriation shall be for a period exceeding three years. This provision therefore permits the encumbrance of biennial appropriations one year beyond the biennial period, or no later than June 30, 2024, for the fiscal biennium 2021-2023. Accordingly, unencumbered funds appropriated by Act 279 will lapse on June 30, 2024.
The purpose of this Act is to:
(1) Give practical effect to the legislature's intent for the appropriation in Act 279 by depositing certain unexpended or unencumbered funds appropriated through Act 279 that are set to lapse on June 30, 2024, into an Act 279 special fund and appropriating funds out of the Act 279 special fund; and
(2) Provide that moneys from the appropriation out of the Act 279 special fund that are unencumbered as June 30, 2026, shall lapse as of that date.
SECTION 2. The Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§ . Act 279 special fund. (a)
There is established in the state treasury the Act 279 special fund to
be administered by the department of Hawaiian home lands and into which shall
be deposited:
(1) Appropriations made by the
legislature to the special fund;
(2) Grants provided by governmental
agencies or any other source;
(3) Donations and contributions made by
private individuals or organizations for deposit into the special fund;
(4) Interest accrued on all amounts in
the special fund; and
(5) Any other moneys made available to
the special fund from other sources.
(b) Moneys in the special fund shall be used by
the department of Hawaiian home lands to fulfill its fiduciary duties to
beneficiaries of this Act and Act 279, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, including:
(1) Developing lots or units;
(2) Purchasing available land or units;
(3) Providing funding for an applicant
on the waiting list or a qualified relative of the applicant similar to the
qualified relative of a lessee as referenced in section 208(5) who does not own
a principal residence to purchase;
(4) Providing a mortgage or rental
subsidy to the applicant on the waiting list for the applicant's principal
residence in the State;
(5) Exploring and
developing opportunities to generate additional revenue from lands the
department controls to fulfill the fiduciary duties required by this
section; and
(6) Other services as necessary to address the waiting list."
SECTION 3. 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] Act 279 special fund
established pursuant to Act , Session Laws of Hawaii 2024,
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 4. There is appropriated out of the Act 279 special fund the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the purposes of the special fund; provided that all moneys from the appropriation unencumbered as of June 30, 2026, shall lapse as of that date.
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 5. On June 30, 2026, the Act 279 special fund shall be abolished and any unexpended and unencumbered balance as of the close of business on June 30, 2026, shall lapse to the general fund on that date.
SECTION 6.
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 7.
Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 8. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050; provided that section 2 shall be repealed on June 30, 2026.
Report Title:
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands; Act 279 Special Fund; Appropriation
Description:
Establishes the Act 279 special fund until 6/30/2026. Deposits certain unexpended and unencumbered funds appropriated through Act 279, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, that are set to lapse on 6/30/2024 into the Act 279 special fund and appropriates funds out of the special fund. Lapses unencumbered moneys from the appropriation out of the Act 279 special fund on 6/30/2026. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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