STAND. COM. REP. NO.  637

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1368

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1368 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES OPERATING BUDGET,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to authorize the expenditure of base amounts for the operating budget of certain Department of Land and Natural Resources programs for fiscal year (FY) 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021.

 

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources testified in support of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Removing one full-time equivalent (1.00 FTE) permanent position;

 

     (2)  Increasing the general fund appropriation from negative $53,364 to positive $196,636 for FY 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021;

 

     (3)  Increasing the federal fund ceiling from negative $390,720 to negative $90,720 for FY 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021; and

 

     (4)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2100, to facilitate further discussion.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1368, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1368, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

 

 

 

 

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NICOLE E. LOWEN, Chair