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HI SCR254
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/12/2021
Primary Sponsor
Jarrett Keohokalole
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AI Summary
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FEMA granted the State $87,400,000 to open multiple state-led community vaccination sites, with an expedited project total of $174,800,000 available upon submission of documentation for further expenditures.
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FEMA funds reimburse expenses for medical and support staff, personal protective equipment, facility costs, vaccine storage and handling, transportation, administration, and public information efforts regarding vaccinations.
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FEMA's Public Assistance program funds are also available to certain private non-profit organizations with IRS tax exemption rulings and state documentation of non-profit status.
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Urges the Governor and county mayors to ensure COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination program costs are reimbursed from FEMA funds until exhausted before expending other State funds, given limited State resources due to the pandemic's economic effects.
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Directs transmission of certified copies to the Governor and mayors of Honolulu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai counties.
Legislative Description
Urging The Governor And Mayors Of The Respective Counties To Ensure That The Costs Of Covid-19 Vaccines And Vaccination Programs Are Reimbursed From Federal Emergency Management Agency Funds Until Those Funds Are Exhausted Before Other State Funds Are Expended.
Federal Funds
Last Action
Re-Referred to WAM.
3/25/2021