H.B. 445 Summary

• Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds for capital improvement projects related to water reuse systems in Hawaii.

• Funds two water reuse demonstration projects: the Kanaha Beach Park greywater reuse demonstration project (to be expended by Maui County Department of Water Supply) and the Kealakehe wastewater treatment facility dual piping system design (to be expended by Hawaii County).

• Specific dollar amounts for the bond issuance and individual project allocations are left blank in the legislation as presented.

• Appropriations for these projects shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal biennium; however, any unencumbered funds remaining as of June 30, 2022, shall lapse as of that date.

• Legislation takes effect on July 1, 2050.