THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	297
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023		S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO GRANTS-IN-AID.

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

SECTION 1. Section 42F-103, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

"(d) If a grant is used by an organization [for the acquisition of land, when] to acquire land, and the organization subsequently discontinues the activities or services on [the] land that was acquired [for which the] using the grant [was awarded and disposes] and for which the grant was awarded, before the organization's disposition of the land in fee simple or by lease, the organization shall [negotiate]:

(1) Obtain authorization of the legislature by concurrent resolution to dispose of the land in fee simple or by lease; provided that this legislative authorization requirement shall only apply to land that was acquired after the enactment of this paragraph; and

(2) Negotiate with the expending agency for a lump sum or installment repayment to the State of the amount of the grant used for the acquisition of the land. This restriction shall be registered, recorded, and indexed in the bureau of conveyances or with the assistant registrar of the land court as an encumbrance on the property. Amounts received from the repayment of a grant under this [subsection] paragraph shall be deposited into the general fund."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on June 30, 3000.

Report Title:

Grant-In-Aid; Land Transfer

Description:

Requires organizations to obtain legislative approval prior to the disposition of land that was acquired using state grants, but only if the land was acquired after the enactment of this Act. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

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