STAND. COM. REP. NO.2247
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: S.B. No. 2623
S.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2623 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to enact the Judiciary Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2002.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Judiciary.
Your Committee notes the testimony of the Judiciary that:
(1) The Judiciary's budget base has been reduced in each fiscal year during the past four bienniums;
(2) The addition of new initiatives and corresponding resources has resulted in average increases of less than $1 million per year;
(3) A significant portion of the supplemental budget is related to three additional judgeships, one circuit court judge for the second circuit to serve as a senior family court judge, one circuit court judge for the third circuit to preside over the drug court program, and one intermediate court of appeals judge (as authorized by Act 248, Session Laws of Hawaii 2001); and
(4) Other major items relating to program expansions, computer system installation, and court relocation.
Your Committee has amended this measure on the recommendation of the Judiciary by:
(1) Increasing from $4,000,000 to $6,900,000, the construction appropriation amount for the Kauai courthouse project (item 1 amended);
(2) Increasing the 2002-2003 fiscal year B and C fund amounts for JUD 601-Administration from $1,746,738 and $77,552,000 to $3,046,738 and $151,552,000, respectively;
(3) Adding two new capital improvement projects – Kapolei Judiciary Complex (item 15) and Honolulu circuit court reroofing (new item 16); and
(4) Changing the overall total for capital improvement projects from $23,027,000 to $169,866,000 to reflect the above amendments.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2623, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2623, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ BRIAN KANNO, Chair |
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