HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Faye P. Hanohano

Rep. John Mizuno

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Karen Leinani Awana

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Karl Rhoads

Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer

Rep. Pono Chong

Rep. Joey Manahan

Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III

Rep. Gene Ward, Ph.D.

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

SATURDAY, February 24, 2007

TIME:

11:45 A.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A  # 3

 

HB 1338

HD1

(HSCR510)

MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER ADVOCACY.

Provides emergency appropriations for the DCCA Division of Consumer Advocacy to investigate the power outages that occurred on October 15, 2006, on the islands of Oahu, Maui and Hawaii.

 

CPC, FIN

HB 1943

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM.

Makes an emergency appropriation for the deposit beverage container program.

 

FIN

HB 1226

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR ELECTRICITY PAYMENTS STATEWIDE.

Makes and emergency appropriation for fiscal year 2006-2007 to cover statewide budgetary shortfalls in electricity payments for facilities assigned to DAGS.

 

FIN

HB 1227

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR RISK MANAGEMENT.

Makes emergency appropriations of $800,000 in general funds to the State Risk Management Revolving Fund for fiscal year 2006-2007.  Increases the State Risk Management revolving fund spending ceiling $3,000,000. And increases by $2.93 million the special fund department's/agency's ceilings in fiscal year 2006-2007.

 

FIN

HB 1370

(HSCR318)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE ADULT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION.

Authorizes an emergency appropriation for FY 2006-2007 ($8,377,698) from general funds to the DOH, for ongoing services provided by the adult mental health division.

 

HLT, FIN

HB 1371

HD1

(HSCR668)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Appropriates $4,980,523 in general fund revenues as an emergency appropriation to enable the Developmental Disabilities Division (DDD) to meet state-approved target numbers under the current Medicaid home and community based service.

 

HLT, FIN

HB 1372

(HSCR406)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND INJURY PREVENTION SYSTEM BRANCH.

Appropriates an additional $1,900,000 in general funds to reimburse costs incurred by the Hawaii Army National Guard or other provider for furnishing helicopter medical transport services on Oahu that were previously provided by the United States Army.

 

HLT, FIN

HB 1373

(HSCR655)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.

Appropriates $5,299,809 in general funds for FY 2006-2007, for early intervention services for infants and children from birth to three years of age with developmental delay or at biological or environmental risk for developmental delay.

 

HLT, FIN

HB 1377

(HSCR319)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Increases the expenditure ceiling of the Health Systems special fund to pay for operational costs, and appropriates additional moneys out of the special fund.

 

HLT, FIN

HB 1378

(HSCR320)

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

Appropriates $950,000 in general funds for FY 2006-2007, to fund a grant to Kahuku Hospital on Oahu.

 

HLT, FIN

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 45 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO:  (1)  THE  COMMITTEE CHAIR IN ROOM 306, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2)  THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT.  TESTIMONY MAY ALSO BE FAXED IF LESS THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT:  586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS).  WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

 

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8‑1/2" X 11" SHEET.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586‑6200.

 

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 

SELECTED HEARINGS ARE BROADCAST  LIVE.  CHECK THE CURRENT LEGISLATIVE BROADCAST SCHEDULE ON THE "CAPITOL TV" WEB SITE AT WWW.CAPITOLTV.ORG OR CALL 550-8074 FOR A LISTING.

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair