Report Title:

State Civil Defense; Disaster Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates moneys for the state civil defense major disaster fund and other disaster relief.  (SD1)

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	788
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF.

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 2008-2009 for emergency supply caches to support disaster victims and communities that may become isolated due to natural disasters.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of defense for the purposes of this section.

     SECTION 2.  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 2008-2009 for the state civil defense major disaster fund established pursuant to section 127-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of defense for the purposes of this section.

     SECTION 3.  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 2008-2009 for the state civil defense emergency supply program to effectively equip emergency shelters in order to support special needs populations and to maintain the development of the emergency supply program.

     The sum appropriated by this section shall be expended by the department of defense for the purposes of this section.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2008.