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r Section 2-180. Funding. The geothermal relocation and community benefits program shall be funded by proceeds from the following sources: [(a)] f 1) Geothermal royalties received from the department of land and natural resources. [(b)] Proceeds from the sale of properties purchased under this program. [(e)] (3) Rental fees from any of the properties purchased under this program. Section 2-181. Expenditures from fund. (a) The proceeds from the fund shall be used for the necessary expenses in administering and carrying out the purposes of the geothermal relocation and community benefits program. A minimum balance of $1,000,000 shall be maintained in the fund for expenditures relating to geothermal relocation. Expenditures relating to the geothermal relocation and community benefits program include, but are not limited to: [(a)] W The costs of any necessary appraisals required under this program; [(b)] (22) The payment of necessary fees and expenses; [(e)] (3) The costs for the purchase of an affected dwelling and property in accordance with this chapter, if necessary; [and] [(d)] U The costs necessary to dispose of or rent affected dwelling and property[-] and Expenditures for public purposes including road improvement, water infrastructure, land acquisition parks and recreational facility needs, civil defense, and mass transit improvements. (A) Funds shall be expended in Lower Puna, which is defined as extending from Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision to Kalapana and including Orchidland Estates Ainaloa, Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaiian Shores, Kapoho, Pahoa, Nanawale, Leilani Estates, and other communities proximate to Pahoa. (B) Expenditures under this subsection shall be made in accordance with appropriations adopted by the Hawaii County Council after receiving recommendations from the Planning Director. Section 2-182. Promulgation authority. The planning director is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for implementation of the relocation program." SECTION 2. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring need not be included. 2