STAND. COM. REP. NO.  791

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 895

      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 Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 895 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM STATE BUDGET,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to establish the operating budget for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021 for three programs within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism:

 

     (1)  Statewide Land Use Management (BED103);

 

     (2)  Statewide Planning and Coordination (BED144); and

 

     (3)  Hawaii Community Development Authority (BED150).

 

The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism submitted testimony in support of this measure.  The Office of Planning, Land Use Commission, and Hawaii Community Development Authority offered comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  For BED103, appropriating general funds for the increase in fringe;

 

     (2)  For BED144:

 

     (A)   Appropriating general funds for an Accountant IV position, the GIS program enhancement, and equipment, travel, and plotter;

 

     (B)   Appropriating federal funds to adjust for the federal grant ceiling;

 

     (3)  For BED150, appropriating revolving funds for the increase ceiling for Kakaako operations and the Kalaeloa request to increase expenditure ceiling.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 895, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 895, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair