THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

512

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

PART I.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SECTION 1.  Unless otherwise clear from the context, as used in this Act:

     "Expending agency" means the department of transportation.

     Abbreviations, where used to denote the expending agency, shall mean the following:

     TRN  Department of Transportation

     "Means of financing" or "MOF" means the source from which funds are appropriated or authorized to be expended for the programs and projects specified in this Act.  All appropriations are followed by letter symbols.  Such letter symbols, where used, shall have the following meanings:

A    General funds

B    Special funds

     "Position ceiling" means the maximum number of permanent and temporary full-time equivalent positions authorized for a particular program during a specified period or periods, as denoted by an asterisk for permanent full-time equivalent positions and a pound sign for temporary full-time equivalent positions.

     "Program ID" means the unique identifier for the specific program and consists of the abbreviation for the organization responsible for carrying out the program followed by the organization number for the program.

PART II.  PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS

     SECTION 2.  The following sums, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to accomplish the purposes and programs designated herein, are hereby appropriated or authorized, as the case may be, from the means of financing specified to the expending agencies designated for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021.  The total expenditures and the number of positions in each fiscal year of the biennium shall not exceed the sums and the position ceilings indicated for each fiscal year, except as provided elsewhere in this Act or as provided by general law.

1.   TRN301 – HONOLULU HARBOR

                                                114.00*        114.00*

                                                  1.00#          1.00#

OPERATING                         TRN       20,371,905B    20,456,061B

 

2.   TRN303 - KALAELOA BARBERS POINT HARBOR

                                                  6.00*          6.00*

OPERATING                         TRN        1,279,755B     1,282,209B

 

3.   TRN311 - HILO HARBOR

                                                 15.00*         15.00*

OPERATING                         TRN        2,285,410B     2,293,812B

 

4.   TRN313 - KAWAIHAE HARBOR

                                                  2.00*          2.00*

OPERATING                         TRN          793,376B       793,376B

 

5.   TRN331 - KAHULUI HARBOR

                                                 18.00*         18.00*

OPERATING                         TRN        3,241,146B     3,252,271B

 

6.   TRN333 - HANA HARBOR

OPERATING                         TRN           12,519B        12,519B

 

7.   TRN341 - KAUNAKAKAI HARBOR

                                                  1.00*          1.00*

OPERATING                         TRN          206,158B       206,157B

 

8.   TRN351 - KAUMALAPAU HARBOR

                                                  1.00*          1.00*

OPERATING                         TRN          132,006B       132,006B

 

9.   TRN361 - NAWILIWILI HARBOR

                                                 15.00*         15.00*

OPERATING                         TRN        2,608,331B     2,619,836B

 

10.  TRN363 - PORT ALLEN HARBOR

                                                  1.00*          1.00*

OPERATING                         TRN          188,223B       188,222B

 

11.  TRN395 - HARBORS ADMINISTRATION

                                                 77.00*         77.00*

                                                  1.00#          1.00#

OPERATING                         TRN       92,980,358B    92,980,358B

 

12.  TRN104 – GENERAL AVIATION

                                                  1.00*          1.00*

OPERATING                         TRN           72,984B        72,984B

 

13.  TRN114 - ELLISON ONIZUKA KONA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT KEAHOLE

                                                  2.00*          2.00*

OPERATING                         TRN           90,888B        90,888B

     SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $15,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 for the department of transportation.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of transportation; provided that:

(1)         The moneys appropriated pursuant to this section shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year for which the moneys are appropriated; provided that any unexpended or unencumbered balances from the appropriation shall lapse to the credit of the general fund on June 30, 2021; and

(2)         The governor may transfer any amount appropriated pursuant to this section and the authority to expend the transferred amount to other state departments, agencies, or programs as may be needed to facilitate the purposes of the respective department, agency, or program.

PART III.  PROVISIONS

     SECTION 4.  Provided that of the special fund appropriation for general aviation (TRN104), the sum of $72,984 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019-2020 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 shall be expended for an airport fire commander.

     SECTION 5.  Provided that of the special fund appropriation for Ellison Onizuka Kona international airport at Keahole (TRN114), the sum of $57,168 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019-2020 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 shall be expended for an assistant superintendent IV.

     SECTION 6.  Provided that of the special fund appropriation for Ellison Onizuka Kona international airport at Keahole (TRN114), the sum of $33,720 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019-2020 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 shall be expended for a visitor information program assistant I.

     SECTION 7.  Provided that, notwithstanding any provision contained in the General Appropriations Act of 2019 that appropriates funds and establishes position ceilings, the positions authorized in section 2 shall be in addition to the positions authorized for that program under the General Appropriations Act of 2019; provided further that any incumbent employee shall retain the employee's:

     (1)  Civil service status, whether permanent or temporary; and

     (2)  Salary, seniority (except as may be prescribed by applicable collective bargaining agreement), retention points, prior service credit, any vacation and sick leave credits previously earned, and other rights, benefits, and privileges, in accordance with state personnel laws.

     SECTION 8.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, provided that the funds appropriated in this Act may be transferred with the approval of the governor to the General Appropriations Act of 2019 (House Bill No. 2, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D.1), for program execution and expenditure.

     SECTION 9.  If any portion of this Act or its application to any person, entity, or circumstance is held to be invalid for any reason, then the legislature declares that the remainder of the Act and each and every other provision thereof shall not be affected thereby.  If any portion of a specific appropriation is held to be invalid for any reason, the remaining portion shall be expended to fulfill the objective of such appropriation to the extent possible.

     SECTION 10.  If manifest clerical, typographical, or other mechanical errors are found in this Act, the governor may correct the errors.

     SECTION 11.  This Act shall take effect on June 28, 2019; provided that section 3 shall take effect upon its approval.



 

Report Title:

Budget; Department of Transportation; Operating Expenses; Appropriation

 

Description:

Appropriates funds for operating expenses for the department of transportation.  (SB512 HD1)

 

 

 

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