HI SB2261

Appropriates $336,000 from general revenues to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for fiscal year 2012-2013 to maintain current operations of the Weed and Seed Program.

Weed and Seed is a multi-agency crime prevention and community revitalization program operating since 1998 in partnership with the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Young Men's Christian Association of Honolulu.

Program operates in designated areas on Oahu including Kalihi-Palama, Chinatown, Downtown Honolulu, Ala Moana, Sheridan, McCully, Waipahu, and Ewa Beach with documented significant decreases in crime.

Program focuses on four key elements: law enforcement, community policing, prevention and treatment programs, and neighborhood restoration through collaboration among federal, state, and county agencies plus private and nonprofit organizations.

Takes effect July 1, 2012.