Report Title:
General Obligation Bonds; Authorization
Description:
Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds.
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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
698 |
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TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO STATE BONDS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Declaration of findings with respect to the general obligation bonds authorized by this Act. Pursuant to the clause in article VII, section 13 of the state constitution, which states: "Effective July 1, 1980, the legislature shall include a declaration of findings in every general law authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds that the total amount of principal and interest, estimated for such bonds and for all bonds authorized and unissued and calculated for all bonds issued and outstanding, will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded at the time of issuance," the legislature finds and declares as follows:
(1) Limitation on general obligation debt.
(2) Actual and estimated debt limits.
(3) Principal and interest on outstanding bonds applicable to the debt limit.
(4) Amount of authorized and unissued general obligation bonds and guaranties and proposed bonds and guaranties.
(5) Proposed general obligation bond issuance.
(6) Sufficiency of proposed general obligation bond issuance to meet the requirements of authorized and unissued bonds, as adjusted, and bonds authorized by this Act.
(7) Bonds excludable in determining the power of the State to issue bonds.
(8) Determination whether the debt limit will be exceeded at the time of issuance.
(9) Overall and concluding finding.
SECTION 2. The legislature finds the bases for the declaration of findings set forth in this Act reasonable. The assumptions set forth in this Act with respect to the principal amount of general obligation bonds which will be issued, the amount of principal and interest on reimbursable general obligation bonds which are assumed to be excludable, and the assumed maturity structure shall not be deemed to be binding, it being the understanding of the legislature that such matters must remain subject to substantial flexibility.
SECTION 3. Authorization for issuance of general obligation bonds.
SECTION 4. The provisions of this Act are declared to be severable and if any portion thereof is held to be invalid for any reason, the validity of the remainder of this Act shall not be affected.
SECTION 5. In printing this Act, the revisor of statutes shall substitute in section 1 and section 3 the corresponding act numbers for bills identified therein.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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