Appropriates funds from the airport special fund and the harbor special fund to institute security measures throughout the airport and harbor systems through the end of fiscal year 2002-2003. (SD1)

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. This Act is recommended by the governor for immediate passage in accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.

SECTION 2. Although funds were appropriated to the department of transportation for airport and harbor security measures throughout the State’s airports and harbors for fiscal year 2002-2003, a critical funding emergency now exists. The program will expend all appropriated special funds before the end of the current fiscal year and the department will be unable to meet its fiscal obligation to provide the heightened airport and harbor security measures in the event of a war crisis with Iraq.

The purpose of this Act is to appropriate additional special fund moneys to allow the airports and harbors divisions to continue to meet the heightened security requirements throughout the airport and harbor systems.

SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the airport special fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $5,661,084, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002–2003, to be expended for security measures at state airports as follows:

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provided that any funds unexpended for this purpose shall lapse to the airport special fund.

SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the harbor revenues of the harbor special fund of the State of Hawaii the sum or $2,300,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002-2003, to be expended to continue the heightened harbor security throughout the various state harbor locations as follows:

provided that any funds unexpended for this purpose shall lapse to the harbor special fund.

SECTION 5. The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of transportation for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.