HB387

SECTION 1. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $7,694,360 or so much thereof as may be necessary for defraying any and all session and nonsession expenses of the Senate up to and including June 30, 2008, including the 2007 regular session, Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, and pre‑session expenses and the expenses of any committee or committees established during the interim between the 2007 and 2008 regular sessions.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $11,670,163 or so much thereof as may be necessary for defraying any and all session and nonsession expenses of the House of Representatives up to and including June 30, 2008, including the 2007 regular session, Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, and pre-session expenses and the expenses of any committee or committees established during the interim between the 2007 and 2008 regular sessions.

SECTION 3. Payment of expenses of the Senate during the interim between the 2007 and 2008 regular sessions shall be made only with the approval of the President of the Senate, and payment of expenses of the House of Representatives during the interim between the 2007 and 2008 regular sessions shall be made only with the approval of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

SECTION 4. Before January 16, 2008, the Senate and the House of Representatives shall each have their accounts audited, and a full report of the respective audits shall be presented to the Senate and to the House of Representatives convening on January 16, 2008.

SECTION 5. Unless otherwise prescribed by law, the expenses of any member of the legislature while traveling abroad on official business of the legislature shall be $130 a day as authorized by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively.

SECTION 6. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $3,646,810 or so much thereof as may be necessary to the office of the auditor for the following expenses:

(1) The sum of $2,692,572 for defraying the expenses of the office of the auditor during fiscal year 2007-2008;

(2) The sum of $804,238 for defraying the expenses of the office of the state ethics commission during fiscal year 2007-2008; and

(3) The sum of $150,000 during fiscal year 2007-2008 for:

(A) Performing special studies;

(B) Improving capabilities for planning, programming, and budgeting;

(C) Fulfilling other special requests made of the auditor by the legislature or jointly by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(D) Legislative studies and contractual services for those studies; and

(E) Such other purposes as may be determined by the joint action of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

SECTION 7. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $4,221,820 or so much thereof as may be necessary to the office of the auditor during fiscal year 2007-2008 to be deposited into the audit revolving fund established pursuant to section 23-3.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

SECTION 8. There is appropriated out of the audit revolving fund the sum of $5,600,438 or so much thereof as may be necessary to the office of the auditor during fiscal year 2007-2008 for the following expenses:

(1) The comprehensive annual financial report of the State; and

(2) The financial statement and single audits of:

(A) The department of accounting and general services;

(B) The department of agriculture;

(D) The department of budget and finance;

(E) The department of business, economic development, and tourism;

(F) The department of defense;

(G) The department of education;

(H) The department of Hawaiian home lands;

(I) The department of health;

(J) The department of human services;

(K) The department of labor and industrial relations;

(L) The department of land and natural resources;

(M) The department of public safety; and

(N) The department of transportation, specifically:

(i) The administration of the department;

(ii) The Oahu metropolitan planning organization; and

(iii) The airports, harbors, and highways divisions.

SECTION 9. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $3,223,048 or so much thereof as may be necessary to the legislative reference bureau for defraying the expenses of the legislative reference bureau during fiscal year 2007-2008, including equipment relating to computer systems programming and operations.

SECTION 10. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $971,500 or so much thereof as may be necessary to the office of the ombudsman for defraying the expenses of the office during fiscal year 2007- 2008.

SECTION 11. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the following sums or so much thereof as may be necessary for defraying the expenses of the legislative information system:

(1) $900,000 to the Senate; and

(2) $900,000 to the House of Representatives.

This appropriation shall be used to pay for hardware, software, consultant, installation, material, supply, and other related costs associated with the legislative information system that have been or will be incurred.

SECTION 12. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $175,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for the legislative broadcast program, including the production and distribution of television broadcasts of legislative proceedings. This appropriation shall be expended by the legislature for the purposes of this section.

SECTION 13. Except for moneys in the audit revolving fund, as of the close of business on June 30, 2008, the unexpended or unencumbered balance of any appropriation made by this Act shall lapse into the general fund.

SECTION 14. Each section of this Act is declared to be severable from the remainder of this Act.

SECTION 15. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	387
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007
STATE OF HAWAII