HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Isaac W. Choy

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Ty Cullen

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Heather Giugni

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. Gil Riviere

Rep. Jo Jordan

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami

 

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Monday, April 02, 2012

TIME:

5:15 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A #  5

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Wednesday, March 28, Agenda # 1.

 

SB 2236, HD1

(HSCR1127-12)

Status

RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Clearcom, Inc., or a partnership headed by Clearcom, Inc., with planning, permitting, designing, constructing, equipping, and operating broadband infrastructure throughout the State.  Effective July 1, 2112.

 

ERB, FIN

SB 2790, SD1

(HSCR1034-12)

Status

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS.

Extends the repeal date in Act 187, Session Laws of Hawaii 2010, to continue the pilot project that enables the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to begin housing and other projects without having the full amount of the cost of the projects on hand at the start of the project.  Requires report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular sessions of 2013 to 2015 on the status of the pilot project.

 

HAW, FIN

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, March 29, Agenda # 1.

 

SB 2435, SD1

(HSCR1171-12)

Status

RELATING TO INFORMATION ACCESS.

Appropriates funds for the vocational rehabilitation and services for the blind division of the department of human services to contract for a telephone-based service to provide access to timely print media.

 

HUS/HLT, FIN

 

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, March 29, Agenda # 3.

 

SB 2946, SD2, HD1

(HSCR1158-12)

Status

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Extends until June 30, 2016:  the increase in the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax to $7.50 per day; the deposit of a portion of the tax into the general fund; and the suspension of the rental motor vehicle customer facility charges.  Allocates a portion of the foregoing taxes for deposit to the rental motor vehicle customer facility charge special fund.  Authorizes issuance of rental motor vehicle customer facility revenue bonds.

 

TRN, FIN

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, March 29, Agenda # 4.

 

SB 2678, SD2, HD1

(HSCR1303-12)

Status

RELATING TO HONOULIULI.

Requires DLNR to establish a Honouliuli park site project advisory group to develop recommendations to leverage funding for an educational resource center at the Honouliuli site and submit a report to the 2013 Legislature on its progress.  Appropriates funds to fund the advisory group.  Effective July 1, 2050.

 

WLO, FIN

SB 2742, SD1, HD1

(HSCR1152-12)

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

Amends the composition of the HCDA board to nine voting members for each established district.  Effective July 1, 2020.

 

WLO, FIN

SB 2850, SD1, HD1

(HSCR1162-12)

Status

RELATING TO GROUNDED VESSELS.

Authorizes the Department of Land and Natural Resources to assume control of and remove a vessel grounded on a coral reef or in imminent danger of breaking apart if the vessel cannot be removed by the owner within twenty-four hours of notification to the vessel's owner of the grounding.  Provides requirements to allow the owner of the vessel to continue an effort to salvage a grounded vessel beyond twenty-four hours under certain conditions and allows the department to grant more time to the owner to remove the vessel if no additional environmental damage exists.

 

WLO, FIN

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, March 29, Agenda # 5.

 

SB 2876, SD2, HD2

(HSCR1311-12)

Status

RELATING TO THE COMMERCIAL HARBORS.

Amends chapter 266, HRS, to clarify that persons cited for non-criminal violations may appeal through an administrative hearing; clarifies that enforcement agents such as the harbor master, harbor agents, facility security officer, or district manager can issue citations for non-criminal violations; provides that penalties and fines are deposited into the harbor special fund; allows the Department of Transportation to seek reimbursement from tenants or harbor users that violate security rules in harbor-secured areas.  Broadens the definition of law enforcement officer to include any employee, officer, or representative of the Department of Transportation conferred by the director with police powers.

 

TRN, JUD, FIN

 

 

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Thursday, March 29, Agenda # 7.

 

SB 2115, SD2, HD1

(HSCR1239-12)

Status

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Establishes a new chapter governing charter schools based on the recommendations of the charter school governance, accountability, and authority task force established by Act 130, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011.  Repeals chapter 302B, HRS.  Maintains the charter school administrative office until July 1, 2013.  Transfers all funds in the charter schools account established pursuant to section 302B-12(i), HRS, to the general fund.  Makes housekeeping amendments.

 

EDN/LAB, FIN

SB 2994, SD2, HD1

(HSCR1238-12)

Status

RELATING TO STATE LIBRARIES.

Permits the Hawaii State Public Library System to allow nonprofit corporations whose sole purpose is to support and benefit a specific library branch use of public library system facilities and grounds.  Repeals the Hawaii state library foundation trust fund.  Effective July 1, 2050.

 

EDN, FIN

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Friday, March 30, Agenda # 1.

 

SB 2213, SD2, HD1

(HSCR1095-12)

Status

RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE.

Requires the consideration of transfer or demotion to another position for which an employee is qualified within the same department before the employee is considered for discharge due to failure to meet performance requirements.

 

LAB, FIN

SB 2750, SD1, HD1

(HSCR1202-12)

Status

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Prevents unexpected increases in pension benefits and in the unfunded actuarial accrued liability of the Employees' Retirement System by limiting the amount of compensation included in "average final compensation" and requires employers to pay the additional costs resulting from spiking.  Effective July 1, 2012. 

 

LAB, FIN

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Friday, March 30, Agenda # 3.

 

SB 2784, SD2

(SSCR2626)

Status

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO RECAPITALIZE STATE FISCAL RESERVES.

Makes general fund appropriations of $20,000,000 for fiscal year        and $43,700,000 for fiscal year        to recapitalize the emergency and budget reserve fund.  Makes general fund appropriations of $27,500,000 for fiscal year        , $27,500,000 for fiscal year        , and $56,000,000 for fiscal year        to recapitalize the Hawaii hurricane relief fund.

 

FIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on Friday, March 30, Agenda # 4.

 

SB 2429, SD2

(HSCR994-12)

Status

RELATING TO FORECLOSURES.

Implements the 2011 recommendations of the mortgage foreclosure task force, and other best practices, to address various issues relating to the mortgage foreclosures law and related issues affecting homeowner association liens and the collection of unpaid assessments.  Repeals the nonjudicial foreclosure process under part I of chapter 667, HRS.  Makes permanent the mortgage foreclosure dispute resolution program and the process for converting nonjudicial foreclosures of residential property into judicial foreclosures.  Repeals the provision excluding participants of the dispute resolution program from converting nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings to judicial actions.  Deletes language requiring open houses of foreclosed condominium and community association units and makes conforming amendments.  Effective 07/01/50.

 

CPC/JUD, FIN

 

 

 

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair