THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1125

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE STATE OF GOA, REPUBLIC OF INDIA.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     Section 1.  The legislature established a sister-state relationship between the State of Hawaii and the State of Goa, Republic of India through the adoption of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 20, S.D. 1, H.D. 1 (2016).

     The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the department of business, economic development, and tourism for the establishment of a State of Hawaii sister-state office in the State of Goa, Republic of India.

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $250,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2017-2018 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 for the department of business, economic development, and tourism to establish a State of Hawaii sister-state office in the State of Goa, Republic of India.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of business, economic development, and tourism for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  At least twenty days prior to the convening of the 2018 regular session of the legislature, the department of business, economic development, and tourism shall submit a report detailing trade, economic development, business partnerships, cultural exchange, and educational exchange in the Republic of India, and specific to the State of Goa, and between the State of Goa and the State of Hawaii.  The purpose of the report shall be to detail the existing state of and potential growth in trade, economic development, business partnerships, cultural exchange, and educational exchange in the Republic of India and the State of Goa, and between the State of Goa and Hawaii.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2017.

 


 


 

Report Title:

State of Goa, Republic of India; Sister-state Office; DBEDT; Appropriation

 

Description:

Appropriates funds to DBEDT for the establishment of a State of Hawaii sister-state office in the State of Goa, Republic of India.  Requires that DBEDT report at least twenty days prior to the convening of the 2018 regular session of the legislature regarding trade, economic development, business partnerships, cultural exchange, and educational exchange in the Republic of India and the State of Goa, and between the State of Goa and Hawaii.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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