Report Title:

Civil Defense; Emergency Preparedness; Appropriations

Description:

Appropriates funds: (1)  To effectively equip emergency shelters to support special needs populations and maintain the development of the Emergency Supply Program; (2)  For retrofit projects on public buildings to create additional emergency shelter spaces for residents and pets; (3)  For the continued funding of non-declared disaster activation and response; (4)  For continuous alert staffing requirements at the state civil defense emergency operating center; and (4)  For emergency supply caches to support disaster victims and communities that may become isolated due to natural disasters.  (HB292 HD1)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	292
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007-2008 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008-2009 for the state civil defense emergency supply program to effectively equip emergency shelters to support special needs populations and to maintain the development of the emergency supply program.

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $8,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007-2008 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008-2009 for retrofit projects on public buildings to create additional emergency shelter spaces for residents and pets.

     SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $150,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007-2008 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008-2009 for the continued funding of non-declared disaster activation and response.

     SECTION 4.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007-2008 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008-2009 for continuous alert staffing requirements at the state civil defense emergency operating center.

     SECTION 5.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007-2008 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008-2009 for emergency supply caches to support disaster victims and communities that may become isolated due to natural disasters.

     SECTION 6.  The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of defense for purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 7.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2007.