Hawaii § 342D-82 - Powers and duties.

§ 342D-82. Powers and duties.

(a) In addition to any other power or duty prescribed by law, the director shall: (1) Establish fiscal controls and accounting procedures at least sufficient to assure proper accounting for appropriate accounting periods of payments, disbursements, revenues, and fees received and made for fund balances at the beginning and end of the accounting period; (2) Comply with sections 39-61 and 39-62 and ensure that any revenue bonds issued are excluded from the state constitutional debt ceiling. The revolving fund is a "special fund" within the meaning of article VII, section 13, of the state constitution and part III of chapter 39. The revolving fund is not a "special fund" within the meaning of sections 36-27 and 36-30; and (3) No later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature, submit to the legislature a financial report addressing the operations of the revolving fund during the last completed fiscal year. (b) The director may: (1) Provide financial assistance consistent with this part to any eligible party for the prevention, control, and abatement of water pollution in the State; (2) Enter into any necessary or required agreement and give or make any necessary or required assurance, designation, or certification with or to any person in order to receive payments or to make or provide any financial assistance in conformance with Title 33 United States Code sections 1329, 1330, and 1383 to 1387; (3) Enter into grant agreements with the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and accept capitalization grants; (4) Adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 for the purposes of this part, including rules setting fees for loans issued through the revolving fund and penalties for default of loan repayments; (5) Pledge funds, loans, and accounts or subaccounts in the revolving fund to the payment or security of revenue bonds or loans issued under this part and make such corpus allocations as the director deems appropriate. The pledge shall constitute a lien and security interest on such funds and loans to the extent and with the priority as set forth in the document establishing the pledge, without physical delivery, recording, or other further act; (6) Perform any act considered reasonably necessary, advisable, or expedient for the administration of this part or the advancement of the purposes of this part; and (7) Direct the creation of one or more separate accounts or subaccounts within the revolving fund and specify any conditions applicable to the transfer of moneys and securities among the accounts and subaccounts. [L 1997, c 221, pt of §1; am L 2002, c 132, §5] Previous Vol06_Ch0321-0344 Next