Hawaii Revised Statutes 201-20 Building Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund

[§201-20] Building energy efficiency revolving loan fund. (a) There is established in the state treasury the building energy efficiency revolving loan fund which shall be administered by the department, and into which shall be deposited:

(1) Funds from federal, state, county, private, or other funding sources;

(2) Moneys received as repayment of loans and interest payments; and

(3) Any fees collected by the department under this section.

(b) Moneys in the building energy efficiency revolving loan fund shall be used to provide low or no interest loans or other authorized financial assistance to eligible public, private, and nonprofit borrowers to make energy efficiency improvements in buildings. Moneys from the fund may be used to cover administrative and legal costs of fund management and management associated with individual loans, to include personnel, services, technical assistance, data collection and reporting, materials, equipment, and travel for the purposes of this section.

(c) Appropriations or authorizations from the fund shall be expended by the department. The department may contract with other public or private entities for the provision of all or a portion of the services necessary for the administration and implementation of the loan fund program. The department may set fees or charges for fund management and technical site assistance provided under this section. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this section.

(d) All interest earned on the deposit or investment of the moneys in the fund shall become a part of the fund.

(e) The department may establish subaccounts within the fund as necessary. [L 2009, c 155, §12]

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