HB201

SECTION 1. Chapter 323F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§323F‑ Veterans' home account; veterans' gift account. (a) The veterans' home account is established within the state treasury. Moneys received by the chief executive officer of the corporation from:

(1) Payments by any executive department for veterans who receive care in the state veterans' home; provided that any moneys appropriated under the federal "Act to Provide Aid to State or Territorial Homes for Disabled Soldiers and Sailors of the United States" or under any other federal law that benefits these homes shall be expended for the maintenance of the state veterans' home;

(2) Other payments for medical care and services, including:

(A) Residents' fees and charges, if any;

(B) Per diem payments received from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; and

(3) Appropriations made by the legislature for the state veterans' home; and

(4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), gifts of money and proceeds derived from the sale of gifts of personal property that the chief executive officer is authorized to accept for the use of the state veterans' home, if the use of those gifts has not been restricted by the donor;

shall be deposited with the director of finance to the credit of the veterans' home account.

(b) The veterans' home account shall be administered by the chief executive officer of the corporation. Moneys deposited in the veterans' home account may only be expended for:

(1) The operation of the state veterans' home;

(2) Programs or services related to the state veterans' home;

(3) The solicitation of other sources of money to fund the state veterans' home; and

(4) Programs to inform the public about issues concerning the establishment and uses of the state veterans' home.

(c) The veterans' gift account is established within the state treasury. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), gifts of personal property that the chief executive officer of the corporation is authorized to receive for the use of the state veterans' home may be:

(1) Sold or exchanged; or

(2) Used in-kind if the gifts are not appropriate for conversion to money.

(d) The veterans' gift account shall be administered by the chief executive officer of the corporation. Gifts of money or personal property authorized to be accepted by the chief executive officer shall be:

(1) If applicable, used only in the manner authorized by the donor; and

(2) Deposited with the director of finance for credit to the veterans' gift account.

The interest and income earned on the money in the veterans' gift account, after deducting any applicable charges, shall be credited to the veterans' gift account. Any money remaining in the veterans' gift account at the end of each fiscal year shall not lapse to the state general fund, but shall be carried forward into the next fiscal year.

(e) The veterans' home account and veterans' gift account shall be subject to section 37‑47."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	201
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007
STATE OF HAWAII