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Jr�Yfof. COUNTY OF HAWAIJ STATE OF HAWAIJ '®8y i i d BILL NO. 56 (DRAFT 2) ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 47, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION OF DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS FOR DAMAGES, LOSSES,AND SUFFERING CAUSED BY THE 2018 KILAUEA ERUPTION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 47, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended as follows: "Article 47. Disaster Relief["d]s Recovery[..-], and Resilience. Section 2-246. Findings and purpose. The purpose of this article is to establish standards for the appropriation of disaster relief funds that the County received, or may receive, for the purposes of providing relief, recovery, mitigation, and long-term resilience for disaster [image,] damages, losses, and suffering caused by the 2018 Kilauea eruption. The [Council] council finds that the appropriation of the disaster relief funds in accordance with this article constitutes a valid public purpose. Section 2-247. Definitions. As used in this article, unless otherwise specified: "Director"means the director of finance of the County. "Disaster relief'means monies awarded in the form of a grant to an eligible nonprofit organization for the purposes of relief, recovery, mitigation, or [re-N�] long-term resilience following the 2018 Kilauea eruption. "Disaster relief funds"means funds from other public entities or private donors appropriated to the County for the purposes of relief, recovery, mitigation, or [rami] long-term resilience following the 2018 Kilauea eruption. "Long-term resilience" means the capacitytdapt to changing conditions and to prepare for, withstand, and rapidly recover from social environmental and economic shocks and stressors, with minimal human environmental and economic costs risks and damages "Nonprofit organization"means an organization organized for other than profit-making purposes and which has a current 501(c)(3) tax-exemption from the Internal Revenue Code.