Report Title:

Public housing

Description:

Appropriates funds to repair public housing and to construct a permanent facility for the homeless.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2940
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to housing.

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

     SECTION 1.  The director of finance is authorized to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of $20,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary is appropriated for fiscal year 2008-2009 for the purpose of non-routine repair and maintenance, improvements, and renovations to public housing statewide.

     SECTION 2.  The director of finance is authorized to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of $6,410,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary is appropriated for fiscal year 2008-2009 for the purpose of continuing elevator improvements for public housing projects statewide.

     SECTION 3.  The director of finance is authorized to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of $20,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary is appropriated for fiscal year 2008-2009 for the purpose of purchasing or constructing a permanent facility for the homeless.

     SECTION 4.  The appropriations made for the capital improvement projects authorized by this Act shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal biennium for which the appropriation is made; provided that all moneys from the appropriation unencumbered as of June 30, 2010, shall lapse as of that date.

     SECTION 5.  The sums appropriated shall be expended by the Hawaii public housing authority for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 6.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2008.

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