Capital Expense Fund; FY2026 appropriation to La Pointe Krebs Foundation for Interpretive Center at La Pointe Krebs House.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Brice Wiggins

Would have provided FY2026 Capital Expense Fund funds to La Pointe Krebs Foundation to build an interpretive center at La Pointe Krebs House, but it died in committee.

Died In Committee

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SB 3072 — Summary

Title: Capital Expense Fund; FY2026 appropriation to La Pointe Krebs Foundation for Interpretive Center at La Pointe Krebs House
Bill number: SB 3072
Sponsor: Senator KOUCHI (primary)
Subject: Appropriations / Capital expenses
Companion bill: HB 2383 (companion)
Final status: Died in Committee (Died In Committee on 2025-02-26)

Main purpose and intent

The bill would have authorized a capital appropriation from the State’s Capital Expense Fund for Fiscal Year 2026 to the La Pointe Krebs Foundation to plan, develop, construct, renovate, equip, or otherwise establish an interpretive center at the La Pointe Krebs House. The intent was to provide capital funding to support preservation, interpretation, and public access to the La Pointe Krebs House through an on-site interpretive/visitor center.

Key provisions

Appropriation source: Capital Expense Fund (FY2026).

Beneficiary: La Pointe Krebs Foundation (non‑state entity named as recipient).

Authorized use: creation, construction, renovation, and/or equipping of an interpretive center at the La Pointe Krebs House (explicit language not provided in the version summary; amount not specified in the available record).

The measure went through at least one amended draft (SD1) during committee consideration; Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2292 accompanies the PSM committee report.

Note: The bill text and appropriation amount are not included in the provided record.

Who would be affected

La Pointe Krebs Foundation — primary recipient and operator of the interpretive center.

Local community and visitors — potentially increased cultural/heritage tourism, educational programming, and public access to the historic site.

Contractors and consultants — potential short‑term construction and planning jobs associated with capital work.

State capital budget — allocation of FY2026 capital funds if enacted.

Legislative timeline & procedural history

Introduced in the Senate and passed First Reading (record shows introduction on 2024-01-24).

Referred to PSM (public safety/intergovernmental committee) and WAM (Ways & Means).

PSM held a public hearing on 2024-02-09; PSM recommended passage with amendments (5–0 vote: Senators Wakai, Elefante, Fukunaga, Rhoads, Awa).

Report adopted and bill (as SD1) passed Second Reading on 2024-02-13 and was referred to WAM.

Later entries show referral to Appropriations and, ultimately, the bill was reported as Died In Committee on 2025-02-26. (The provided action log includes some inconsistent dates—e.g., a May 2025 “Permission to introduce” entry—suggesting clerical/record discrepancies; the operative final status is that the measure did not advance to enactment.)

Impact and next steps

Because the bill died in committee, no state capital funds were authorized by this measure. If stakeholders want the project funded, options include reintroducing the proposal in a future session (or pursuing the companion House bill), seeking inclusion in the Governor’s capital improvement program, applying for alternative state/federal heritage grants, or pursuing private fundraising.