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Hawaii County Council Mazch 1, 2007 The State Revolving Fund, which is a low interest loan program for wastewater projects, is the proposed source for Five projects totaling $22.3M to upgrade the Kealakehe W WTP, install effluent reuse lines within Queen Kaahumanu Highway as part of the road widening project, and replace large-capacity cesspools with sewer systems. There is only one project requiring County matching funds to leverage funds from federal or State sources: Bridge Inspection & Appraisals of County Bridges (match for FHWA funds). Federal CDBG funding is anticipated to supplement capital appropriations for ADA Facilities Improvements for park projects ($1.SM); however, because CDBG projects are appropriated in the Operational Budget, the funding is not included in the Capital Budget. The Highway Fund is funded by special revenues generated by vehicle registration and fuel taxes. Although projects funded solely by fuel tax are approved in a sepazate ordinance, the CIP includes several projects intended to be funded by the Highway Fund ($3.4M) that will not be duplicated in the fuel tax budget ordinance. Table 1 and the proposed ordinance list the proposed funding source for each project. Pending vs. New Projects Approximately $7.SM consists of pending projects that had to be reapptopriated because those funds would lapse and could not be encumbered by June 30. If a lapsing project required an amount different from its existing appropriation, the project was treated as a new appropropriation rather than a reappropriation. Geographic Distribution of Projects District 9 will receive the highest amount ($27.8M), followed by District 8 ($24.1), District 1 ($11.7M), District 2 ($10.7M), District 7 ($9.1), District 4 ($7.3M), District 5 ($4.2M), District 6 ($1.9M), and District 3 ($0.8M). District 3 has several lazge projects already appropriated and ongoing: Keaau Civic Center, Puna Fire Station, Puna Police Station. Approximately $1.95M are for projects that serve multiple districts in East Hawaii (Districts 1 through 5), $2.OM for multiple-district projects in West Hawaii (Districts 6 through 9), and $37.1M for projects providing islandwide functions. Impact on Operational Budget Generally, new facilities have the greatest impact on the operational budget. These facilities may increase the operational budget by adding new staff, incurring new utility/maintenance expenses, and/or require new equipment or furnishings (e.g., Kalaoa Fire Station, Pahoa Fire Station, Waikoloa Workforce Housing Parks and Community Center). 5