§166-10 - Agricultural park special fund. - Hawaii Statutes

     §166-10  Agricultural park special fund.  (a)  There is created in the state treasury a special fund to be designated as the agricultural park special fund.  The proceeds in the fund shall be used for the following purposes:

     (1)  Payment of agricultural park lease rents of privately owned lands under lease to the State pursuant to sections 171-112 and 166-3;

     (2)  Establishing, operating, maintaining, and improving infrastructure improvements in agricultural parks designated by the department pursuant to section 166-3; and

     (3)  Any other purposes deemed necessary by the department for the purpose of maintaining and operating those agricultural parks and related facilities designated by the department pursuant to section 166-3.

     For the purpose of paragraph (2), infrastructure improvements may include, but shall not be limited to:  irrigation water system projects, wind power or hydro power and pumping systems, waste disposal systems, domestic water systems, roads, street lights, land and roads drainage, and bridges.

     (b)  Moneys appropriated for the purpose of the fund; any other provision of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, all moneys received or collected from an agricultural park project designated pursuant to section 166-3, including residential and agricultural lot lease rents; and all money collected or received by the department for the use and maintenance of domestic and irrigation water systems within an agricultural park and other systems enumerated in subsection (a) shall be deposited into the agricultural park special fund.  All interest earned or accrued on moneys deposited in the fund shall become a part of the fund.  Moneys in the fund shall be expended upon warrants drawn by the comptroller. [L 1986, c 222, pt of §1; am L 1990, c 52, §7]