Report Title:
State Capitol; Parking
Description:
Prohibits any decrease in the number of public parking spaces in the state capitol underground parking facility during the first 6 months of each calendar year.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
929 |
TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the capitol.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The cornerstone of democracy is public participation. The state legislature serves the people of Hawaii. It is imperative that the halls of democracy are available to all citizens. Public parking at the capitol must be open and available to all Hawaii residents while the legislature is in session conducting the people's business.
SECTION 2. Section 26-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The department shall:
(1) Preaudit and conduct after-the-fact audits of the financial accounts of all state departments to determine the legality of expenditures and the accuracy of accounts;
(2) Report to the governor and to each regular session of the legislature as to the finances of each department of the State;
(3) Administer the state risk management program;
(4) Establish and manage motor pools;
(5) Manage the preservation and disposal of all records of the State;
(6) Undertake the program of centralized engineering and office leasing services, including operation and maintenance of public buildings, for departments of the State; provided that the number of available public parking spaces at the state capitol underground parking facility shall not be reserved, restricted, or decreased for any reason during the first six months of each calendar year;
(7) Undertake the functions of the state surveyor;
(8) Establish accounting and internal control systems;
(9) Provide centralized computer information management and processing services, coordination in the use of all information processing equipment, software, facilities, and services in the executive branch of the State, and consultation and support services in the use of information processing and management technologies to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity of state government programs; and
(10) Establish, coordinate, and manage a program to provide a means for public access to public information and develop and operate an information network in conjunction with its overall plans for establishing a communication backbone for state government.
The state communication system shall be established to:
(1) Facilitate implementation of the State's distributed information processing and information resource management plans;
(2) Improve data, voice, and video communications in state government;
(3) Provide a means for connectivity among the state, university, and county computer systems; and
(4) Provide a long-term means for public access to public information."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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