HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013
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Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen |
Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi |
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Rep. Mark J. Hashem |
Rep. Gregg Takayama |
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Rep. Kaniela Ing |
Rep. James Kunane Tokioka |
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Rep. Jo Jordan |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Nicole E. Lowen |
Rep. Beth Fukumoto |
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Rep. Dee Morikawa |
Rep. Gene Ward |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013 |
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2:30 P.M. |
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Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A # 1
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Requires payors of non-wage payments for construction services to report the payments to the department of taxation and the director of labor and industrial relations. Establishes penalties for failure to report.
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RELATING TO STATE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION. Requires that projected operating costs of all capital improvements be included in the six-year program and financial plan.
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RELATING TO THE STATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL FUND. Proposed HD1: Remove the requirement that general excise tax revenues be deposited to the credit of the state educational facilities improvement special fund, Limits expenditures from the special fund to projects authorized by the legislature for fiscal years ending prior to 07/01/2014. Limits lease payments required by financing agreements paid from the special fund to those entered into prior to 07/01/2013. Repeals the special fund on 07/01/2023. Removes the department's ability to transfer appropriated funds and positions for the operating cost category among programs. Removes the department's ability to create temporary positions.
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RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Proposed HD1: Reduces the effective transient accommodations tax rate of 9.75 per cent to 7.25 per cent on July 1, 2013. Eliminates the daily transient accommodations tax for complimentary accommodations. Retains the caps on transient accommodations tax revenue distributions to the convention center special fund, the tourism special fund, and the counties after 2015.
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Proposed HD2: Appropriates funds to the Department of Education and the University of Hawaii to operate and implement the Future Farmers of America and 4-H programs. Amends public lands classifications to add taro lands for wetland cultivation as fourth class of agricultural lands. Defines taro lands. Requires retention of supporting structures for taro fields. Adds growth and perpetuation of all traditional Hawaiian crops to agricultural planning objectives.
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Copies of the proposed House Drafts are available in room 306 and on the
Legislature's Web site: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony should indicate:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;
· The date and time of the hearing; and
· Measure number.
While every effort will be made to incorporate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.
Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: One copy to Room 306 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islander without a computer to submit testimony through the website); or
WEB: For testimony less than 10MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.
Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website after the hearing adjourns. This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6200 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
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________________________________________ Rep. Sylvia Luke Chair |