STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1081

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 775

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 775 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PHOTO ENFORCEMENT REVOLVING FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to restate and reinforce the 2002 legislative directive to transfer all moneys in the photo enforcement revolving fund to the general fund of the State.

     Your Committee finds that the photo enforcement revolving fund was established by Act 240, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000.  Your Committee also finds that Act 58, Session Laws of Hawaii 2002, repealed Act 240 and required, among other things, that all moneys in the photo enforcement revolving fund be transferred to the general fund of the State.  However, records appear to indicate that a balance of $3,480,000 remains in the photo enforcement revolving fund.  Your Committee further finds that given the State's current fiscal situation, restating the legislative directive that the unused funds in the photo enforcement revolving fund be transferred immediately to the general fund is prudent.

     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 H.B. No. 775, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair