STAND. COM. REP. NO.827
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: S.B. No. 1305
S.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1305 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE FUNDS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to repeal eight specific special and revolving funds, provide for the disposition of their remaining balances, and transfer excess balances in twelve other special and revolving funds to the state general fund.
More specifically, this measure:
(1) Repeals the petroleum products control fund, Hawaii film facility special fund, clean Hawaii fund, homes revolving fund, state disaster revolving loan fund, Hawaii innovation development fund, statewide planning and geographic information system special fund, and boiler and elevator safety revolving fund;
(2) Appropriates funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the operation of the Hawaii film studio; and
(3) Transfers excess balances in the cigarette tax stamp enforcement special fund, medicaid investigations recovery fund, litigation settlement clearance account, Aloha Tower fund, dwelling unit revolving fund, teachers' housing revolving fund, housing finance revolving fund, Waialua loan and subsidy account, compliance resolution fund, spouse and child abuse special fund, bureau of conveyances special fund, and noise, radiation and indoor air quality special fund to the state general fund.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Deleting the provisions repealing eight specific special and revolving funds and providing for the disposition of their remaining balances;
(2) Deleting the provision appropriating funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the operation of the Hawaii film studio;
(3) Deleting the provision transferring the excess balance in the Waialua loan and subsidy account to the state general fund; and
(4) Makes the effective date July 1, 2003 for all provisions.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1305, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1305, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair |
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