Report Title:
Department of Education; Repair and Maintenance; Appropriation
Description:
Authorizes the appropriation of general revenues for the department of education's repair and maintenance projects.
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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONs TO REDUCE THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS BACKLOG FOR DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FACILITIES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Hawaii's children deserve a quality education in a clean and safe environment. Many schools have leaky roofs, termite-infested floors, crumbling walls, and overheated classrooms. The legislature finds that there is a compelling need to immediately fund the backlog of repair and maintenance projects in the public schools.
In 2001, the legislature appropriated funds to help mitigate the department of education's estimated $640,000,000 backlog of repair and maintenance projects. The current backlog of repair and maintenance projects is estimated at $341,000,000, which includes recurring major and minor repairs, ongoing cycle maintenance, service and contract maintenance, nonrecurring projects, and emergency repairs.
The purpose of this Act is to reduce the backlog of repair and maintenance projects to a manageable level of $150,000,000 within three years. In order to reduce the existing backlog of work and newly generated repair and maintenance deficiencies, it is projected that $130,000,000 will be required in general fund revenues each year for the next three years.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $130,000,000, 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 the department of education's repair and maintenance projects.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. Sums appropriated under this Act shall be in addition to any funds that may be appropriated for the same purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. The appropriation made for capital improvement projects authorized by section 2 of 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. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2007.
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