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HI HB576

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2013

Primary Sponsor

Ken Ito

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to obtain written approval from the Governor before executing any agreement to obtain a loan under the Immigrant Investor Pilot Program (EB-5 visa program)

  • Stipulates that the Corporation may only expend loan proceeds for a project if the Legislature has appropriated funds equal to the loan amount for that project

  • Requires the Corporation to request the amount necessary to repay the loan in its annual budget submission to the Governor

  • Establishes executive and legislative oversight of foreign national loans, addressing current authority that allows the Corporation to enter financing agreements under $5,000,000 without prior approval (up to $25,000,000 aggregate annually)

Legislative Description

Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; EB-5 Loan

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Carroll, Coffman, Hanohano, Har, Kawakami, Ward excused (6).

2/15/2013

Committee Referrals

Finance2/15/2013
Health2/4/2013
Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts1/22/2013

Full Bill Text

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