STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1215

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 1259

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1259 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate funds for the capital improvement project costs of the State for the fiscal biennium 2019-2021.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Human Services, Department of Defense, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Department of Agriculture, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Department of Accounting and General Services, Department of Health, Department of Education, Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Stadium Authority, Office of Enterprise Technology Services, Hawaii State Public Library System, and one individual.

Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance, Department of Land and Natural Resources, University of Hawaii, Executive Office on Early Learning, Early Learning Board, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

Your Committee finds that this measure provides an opportunity to invest in the State's infrastructure while remaining fiscally prudent.

The Administration's proposed capital improvement program budget totaled:

	FY 2020	FY 2021
General Obligation Bonds	$978,181,000	$731,543,000
All Means of Financing	$2,020,809,000	$1,483,192,000

Your Committee has amended this measure by inserting provisions that amend the Administration's capital improvement program budget to provide the following in capital improvement funds to focus on critical and significant capital projects:

	FY 2020	FY 2021
General Obligation Bonds	$923,747,000	$542,158,000
All Means of Financing	$1,866,324,000	$1,245,406,000

Your Committee has also amended the effective date of the measure to January 7, 2059, to facilitate further discussion on the measure.

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. 1259, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1259, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair