HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	125
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS.

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

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to repeal or abolish various non-general funds and accounts pursuant to the recommendations by the auditor in auditor's report no. 18-19 and to transfer the unencumbered balances to the general fund.

SECTION 2. Section 195-6.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) There is established in the department, a natural area partnership program to provide state funds on a two-for-one basis with private funds for the management of private lands that are dedicated to conservation. [Payments shall be made from the natural area reserve fund with funds specifically appropriated for this purpose.]"

SECTION 3. Section 195-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

["§195-9 Natural area reserve fund; heritage program; established. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury a special fund known as the natural area reserve fund to implement the purposes of this chapter, including the identification, establishment, and management of natural area reserves, the acquisition of private lands for new natural area reserves, the operation of the heritage program, and the provision of matching funds for the natural area partnership program. The fund shall be administered by the department.

(b) The fund shall consist of moneys received from any public or private sources. The fund shall be held separate and apart from all other moneys, funds, and accounts in the state treasury, except that any moneys received from the federal government or from private contributions shall be deposited and accounted for in accordance with conditions established by the agencies or persons from whom the moneys are received. Investment earnings credited to the assets of the fund shall become a part of the assets of the fund. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in the fund for the next fiscal year."]

SECTION 4. The assistance in managing land fund administratively established in 2007 is abolished, and any remaining unencumbered balances shall lapse to the general fund.

SECTION 5. The native resources and fire protection program special fund administratively established in 2007 is abolished, and any remaining unencumbered balances shall lapse to the general fund.

SECTION 6. The preservation of endangered plants trust fund assistance administratively established in 1989 is abolished, and any remaining unencumbered balances shall lapse to the general fund.

SECTION 7. The proceeds from seizure/forfeited property trust account administratively established in 2000 is abolished, and any remaining unencumbered balances shall lapse to the general fund.

SECTION 8. The recreational renaissance - state parks special fund administratively established in 2010 is abolished, and any remaining unencumbered balances shall lapse to the general fund.

SECTION 9. On July 1, 2019, all unencumbered balances remaining in the natural areas reserve fund repealed by section 3 of this Act shall lapse to the general fund.

SECTION 10. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.

SECTION 11. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Repeal of Non-General Funds; DLNR; Transfer of Balances

Description:

Abolishes various non-general funds and accounts of the Department of Land and Natural Resources and transfers the unencumbered balances to the general fund.

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