HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1420
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to wastewater treatment improvements in the county of hawaii.

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 $50,000,000 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 2023-2024 for the construction and equipment related to the improvements for the Hilo wastewater treatment plant to include a water treatment facility that can capture valuable resources such as gases, recycled water, and biosolids for agricultural purposes.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the county of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act; provided that the appropriation made for the capital improvement project 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, 2026, shall lapse as of that date.

SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

GO Bonds; Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant; Appropriation

Description:

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for the replacements to the water capturing system at the Hilo wastewater treatment plant.

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