02-08-2019, 12:29 PM
Down from a high of over $800 million, and then revised to $180 million, Harry's ask for disaster relief funding is now down to $60 million and 2/3rds of that is expected to be reimbursed by the feds.
From http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2019/0...ounty-ask/
In the wake of the recent Kilauea Volcano eruption, a joint House Committee today voted to amend a bill to provide disaster relief funding for Hawaii County in the amount of $60 million, less than half the amount requested by the County at the beginning of the 2019 legislative session.
Four House Committees convened a joint hearing on House Bill 1180 in Honolulu; the Committee on Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs , the Committee on Water, Land and Hawaiian Affairs, the Committee on Housing, and the Committee on Human Services and Homelessness.
In attendance on behalf of Hawaii County were councilmembers Sue Lee Loy, Ashley Kierkiewicz, and Tim Richards, as well as Research and Development Director Diane Ley.
The House issued a media release following the vote, breaking down the numbers:
"Of the $60 million total, $20 million would be set aside in a state grant and $40 million would be designated for a state loan with an expected payback from the federal government. Spending the funds would be subject to the Hawaii County Council approval. The state has already provided $22 million in emergency funds for Big Island disaster relief, bringing the total package to $82 million.
"The bill has the support of the House, Senate lawmakers and leadership, the Hawaii County Council, and the Ige Administration and now moves to the House Finance Committee where Chair Sylvia J. Luke has said she would expedite it...."
Full article at link above.
edit: all that punctuation turned to goobbjlygook by the server
From http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2019/0...ounty-ask/
In the wake of the recent Kilauea Volcano eruption, a joint House Committee today voted to amend a bill to provide disaster relief funding for Hawaii County in the amount of $60 million, less than half the amount requested by the County at the beginning of the 2019 legislative session.
Four House Committees convened a joint hearing on House Bill 1180 in Honolulu; the Committee on Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs , the Committee on Water, Land and Hawaiian Affairs, the Committee on Housing, and the Committee on Human Services and Homelessness.
In attendance on behalf of Hawaii County were councilmembers Sue Lee Loy, Ashley Kierkiewicz, and Tim Richards, as well as Research and Development Director Diane Ley.
The House issued a media release following the vote, breaking down the numbers:
"Of the $60 million total, $20 million would be set aside in a state grant and $40 million would be designated for a state loan with an expected payback from the federal government. Spending the funds would be subject to the Hawaii County Council approval. The state has already provided $22 million in emergency funds for Big Island disaster relief, bringing the total package to $82 million.
"The bill has the support of the House, Senate lawmakers and leadership, the Hawaii County Council, and the Ige Administration and now moves to the House Finance Committee where Chair Sylvia J. Luke has said she would expedite it...."
Full article at link above.
edit: all that punctuation turned to goobbjlygook by the server