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COUNTY OF HAWAII rr� cs•M�.,P ORDINANCE NO. STATE OF HAWAII BILL NO. 77 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 36, SECTION 2-181 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE GEOTHERMAL RELOCATION AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS FUND. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 36, section 2-181 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows: "Section 2-181. Expenditures from fund. 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: (1) The costs of any necessary appraisals required under this program; (2) The payment of necessary fees and expenses; (3) The costs for the purchase of an affected dwelling and property in accordance with this chapter, if necessary; (4) The costs necessary to dispose of or rent affected dwelling and property; [ate] (5) 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[.]; and The costs for staff expenses related to the program, including salaries for staff or contractors and related fringe benefits." SECTION 2. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material, and underscoring need not be included.