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HI HB379

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2015

Primary Sponsor

Richard Creagan

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds for an unspecified amount to finance planning, designing, improving, acquiring, constructing, equipping, or furnishing a new hospital in North Kona by regional system V of the Hawaii health systems corporation.

  • Appropriates bond proceeds for fiscal year 2015-2016, with funds to be expended by regional system V of the Hawaii health systems corporation and no lapsing of unencumbered funds until June 30, 2018.

  • Allocates an unspecified portion of transient accommodations tax revenues to the department of budget and finance to cover expenses, interest, and debt service related to the North Kona hospital bond issuance.

  • Amends Section 237D-6.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to add a new allocation category (subsection (6)) for transient accommodations tax revenues directed toward hospital bond expenses.

  • Takes effect on July 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

General Obligation Bonds; HHSC; Transient Accommodations Tax ($)

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Har, Jordan, Kawakami, Tokioka, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and Representative(s) Ito excused (1).

2/20/2015

Committee Referrals

Finance2/20/2015
Tourism2/9/2015
Health1/26/2015

Full Bill Text

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