Appropriates funds for a 24-hour, 7 days a week, rapid response emergency medical services unit for the Mililani/Mililani Mauka area.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to establish a rapid response emergency medical services unit, to include personnel, equipment, and operational expenses for a twenty-four hour, seven days a week, rapid response emergency medical services unit for the Mililani/Mililani Mauka area on Oahu.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $600,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2005-2006, and the same sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, to be deposited into the emergency medical services special fund.

SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the emergency medical services special fund the sum of $600,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2005-2006, and the same sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, to establish a twenty-four hour, seven days a week, rapid response emergency medical services unit to serve the Mililani/Mililani Mauka area on Oahu.

The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purpose of this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2005.