CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.160-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 2827

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2827, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE FINANCES,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to:

(1) Establish the Litigation Deposits Trust Fund;

(2) Require the Department of Budget and Finance (B&F) to include in its executive budget request a detailed listing of the amount of general funds that are encumbered for more than one fiscal year;

(3) Establish criteria for the establishment and continuance of special funds;

(4) Establish criteria for the establishment and continuance of revolving funds;

(5) Expand the allowable uses of moneys within the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund to include programs essential to education;

(6) Reclassify, repeal, or discontinue certain special and revolving funds pursuant to recommendations of the Auditor; and

(7) Transfer funds from certain special and revolving funds to the general fund.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Deleting the provision that would have required B&F to include in its executive budget request a detailed listing of the amount of general funds that are encumbered for more than one fiscal year;

(2) Including criteria for the establishment and continuance of administratively established accounts and funds;

(3) Repealing the University of Hawaii Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Insurance Compensation Special Fund;

(4) Deleting transfers from the following special or revolving funds to the general fund:

(A) Assistance for Agricultural Enterprises on Kauai Revolving Fund;

(B) Assistance for Aquaculture Enterprises on Kauai Revolving Fund;

(D) Tourism Research Special Fund;

(E) Rental Housing Trust Fund;

(F) Kalaeloa Community Development Revolving Fund;

(G) Use of School Facilities for Recreational and Community Purposes Fund; and

(H) Employment and Training Fund;

(5) Including transfers from the following special or revolving funds to the general fund:

(A) Housing for Elders Revolving Fund ($250,000);

(B) Petroleum Products Control Fund ($115,000);

(D) Beach Restoration Special Fund ($50,000);

(E) Halawa Correctional Facility Inmate Store Fund ($100,000);

(F) Oahu Community Correctional Center Inmate Store Fund ($250,000);

(G) Waiawa Correctional Facility Inmate Store Fund ($60,000); and

(H) State Highway Fund ($22,000,000);

(6) Increasing the amount to be transferred from the State Motor Pool Revolving Fund to the general fund to $600,000;

(7) Decreasing the amount to be transferred from the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund to the general fund to $23,000,000;

(8) Decreasing the amount to be transferred from the Foreign-trade Zones Special Fund to the general fund to $1,000,000;

(9) Decreasing the amount to be transferred from the Hawaii Capital Loan Revolving Fund to the general fund to $4,000,000;

(10) Increasing the amount to be transferred from the High Technology Special Fund to the general fund to $250,000;

(11) Increasing the amount to be transferred from the Rental Assistance Revolving Fund to the general fund to $6,000,000;

(12) Decreasing the amount to be transferred from the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority Special Fund to the general fund to $200,000;

(13) Increasing the amount to be transferred from the Insurance Regulation Fund to the general fund to $4,000,000;

(14) Increasing the amount to be transferred from the Environmental Response Revolving Fund to the general fund to $3,000,000;

(15) Decreasing the amount to be transferred from the Hawaii Tobacco Settlement Special Fund to the general fund to $1,200,000;

(16) Increasing the amount to be transferred from the Boiler and Elevator Safety Revolving Fund to the general fund to $500,000;

(17) Decreasing the amount to be transferred from the State Parks Special Fund to the general fund to $250,000;

(18) Decreasing the amount to be transferred from the Natural Area Reserve Fund to the general fund to $1,000,000;

(19) Increasing the amount to be transferred from the Bureau of Conveyances Special Fund to the general fund to $1,000,000;

(20) Decreasing the amount to be transferred from the Special Land and Development Fund to the general fund to $9,150,000;

(21) Increasing the amount to be transferred from the Controlled Substance Registration Revolving Fund to the general fund to $100,000;

(22) Changing the effective date to June 30, 2002; and

(23) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2827, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2827, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair		____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair