RELATING TO FLOOD MITIGATION.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not specify what actions or recommendations should follow after the study is completed.

Funding for Hoaka Road Flood Study

This bill provides $500,000 from the state's budget for a flood study on Hoaka Road in Hilo, Hawaii, but requires the County of Hawaii to match this funding dollar-for-dollar.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates $500,000 from the general revenues of the State of Hawaii for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 for a flood mitigation study on Hoaka Road in Hilo.
• Requires the County of Hawaii to match the state's funding dollar-for-dollar before any money can be spent.
• Specifies that the Department of Land and Natural Resources must use this money for the flood study.

Who It Names or Affects

• The State of Hawaii
• The County of Hawaii
• Hoaka Road residents

Terms To Know

Fiscal Year

A period used for budgeting and financial reporting, usually a year long.

Dollar-for-Dollar Match

When one party agrees to give money only if another party gives the same amount of money back.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what will happen after the study is completed.
• It's unclear how much funding, if any, the County of Hawaii can provide as a match.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO FLOOD MITIGATION.
Hoaka Road; Flood Mitigation Study; DLNR; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds for a flood mitigation study of Hoaka Road in Hilo, Hawai‘i, contingent upon a dollar-for-dollar match by the County of Hawai‘i.

Current Bill Text

HB1356

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1356

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to FLOOD MITIGATION
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
1.
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $500,000 or so much thereof
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for a flood mitigation
study for Hoaka road in Hilo, Hawai
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provided that no moneys appropriated shall be expended unless matched on a
dollar-for-dollar basis by the county of Hawai
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The sums

appropriated shall be expended by the
department of land and natural resources for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 2.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Hoaka
Road; Flood Mitigation Study; DLNR; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates
funds for a flood mitigation study of Hoaka Road in Hilo, Hawai
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i, contingent upon a dollar-for-dollar match by the County of
Hawai
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i.

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