§127-11  Major disaster fund.  Thedirector shall submit requests to the legislature to appropriate from thegeneral revenues of the State sufficient moneys as may be necessary forexpenditure by or under the direction of the governor for immediate relief inthe event of the occurrence of any major disaster in any part of the State;provided that:

(1)  The governor may not expend in excess of$2,000,000 for immediate relief of any single major disaster or emergency; and

(2)  In addition to the funds in paragraph (1), anadditional $2,000,000 shall be available solely for the purpose of matchingfederal disaster relief funds when these funds become available following apresidential disaster declaration.

In expending the moneys, the governor may allot anyportion thereof to any agency, office, or employee, federal, state, or county,for the more speedy and efficient relief of the conditions created by thedisasters.  The governor may determine whether a major disaster contemplated bythis section has occurred. [L 1957, c 272, §§1, 2, 3; am L 1964, c 46, §4;Supp, §358-12; HRS §127-11; am L 1980, c 99, §1; am L 1981, c 188, §1; am L1989, c 194, §1; am L 2006, c 115, §1]