THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011
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COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS |
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Senator David Y. Ige, Chair |
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Senator Michelle Kidani, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 3, 2011 |
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9:00 A.M. |
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Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE. Sets forth the State's allocation of any annual or other limit on the principal amount of bonds that may be issued by issuers within Hawaii, including tax exempt interest, tax credits, interest subsidies or other benefits under the Internal Revenue Code, which is limited by federal law.
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RELATING TO THE PUBLIC NOTICES FOR THE EXPENDITURE CEILING AND THE AWARDING OF GRANTS. Clarifies the type of public notice required for reporting the state growth rate and expenditure ceiling and the release of grants.
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RELATING TO THE BUDGET To 1) appropriate funds and positions in fiscal year 2010‑2011 to enable staffing of the Offices of the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor from January 2011 through June 2011; and 2) appropriate positions and funds for Deputy and/or Deputy's secretary for specified positions.
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RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY AND BUDGET RESERVE FUND. Makes an emergency appropriation from the emergency and budget reserve fund and makes technical corrections to Act 191, Session Laws of 2010 to permit the awarding of moneys to specified organizations. Extends the lapse date of Act 191's appropriations from June 30, 2011 to June 30, 2012.
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RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SPECIAL FUND. Establishes a special fund in the lieutenant governor's office and provides that all revenue from name changes, apostille and certification fees, and copy fees be deposited into the fund
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RELATING TO CONFORMITY OF THE HAWAII INCOME TAX LAW TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. Provides a measure for conforming amendments to the Hawaii income tax law based upon amendments to the Internal Revenue Code made in calendar year 2010.
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RELATING TO USE TAX. Clarifies the current application of the use tax exemption for certain interstate commerce activities by repealing overbroad and redundant language in the use tax law.
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RELATING TO THE STATE TREASURY. Requires the director of finance to submit quarterly reports to the legislature that provide an update on the balances of the state treasury and all public accounts therein.
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RELATING TO THE BUDGET. Requires the director of finance to report to the legislature the total amount and reasons for any material change to an expense, program, project, or capital improvement project for which the legislature has already appropriated funds. Defines "material change." Amends the threshold for reporting modifications to allotments proposed by the director of finance.
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RELATING TO STATE BONDS. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds; Hawaii makes findings required by article XII, section 13 of the Hawaii State Constitution to declare that the issuance of authorized bonds will not cause the debt limit to be exceeded.
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RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON SALARIES. Requires commission on salaries to conduct a public hearing on Oahu prior to submitting its recommendations to the legislature.
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at WAMTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 215, State Capitol.
· By fax: Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing.
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Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6800.
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________________________________________ Senator David Y. Ige Chair |
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