HI HB1105

Repeals the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund established under Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 321-234, effective July 1, 2017.

Redirects the special fund's revenue sources to the general fund: $1.25 cents per cigarette sold, $5 per motor vehicle registration fee, and investment pool returns.

Appropriates $14,796,503 annually from general revenues for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to the Department of Health for the statewide comprehensive emergency medical services system.

Eliminates cigarette tax revenue allocation to the emergency medical services special fund after June 30, 2017, redirecting those revenues instead to the Hawaii cancer research, trauma system, and community health centers special funds.

Ensures no disruption to emergency medical services by maintaining equivalent funding levels through general appropriations despite declining cigarette tax revenue sustainability.