SB303 Summary

• Establishes the Grant Funding Act of 2023 to appropriate operating and capital improvement grants pursuant to Chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes for fiscal year 2023-2024.

• Grants made under this Act require recipients to apply under Section 42F-102 and qualify under Section 42F-103, with disbursement through contracts per Sections 42F-104 through 42F-106.

• Legislature finds that all grants serve the public interest and are for the public health, safety, and general welfare of the State.

• Provides specific procedures for capital improvement project grants including authorization to combine related projects, transfer funds between cost elements with governor approval, and delegate implementation to other state agencies.

• Appropriations for capital projects do not lapse at the end of the fiscal biennium but become unencumbered on June 30, 2026; effective date June 30, 3000.