THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	923
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF land and natural resources.

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

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

"Expending agency" means the executive department, independent commission, bureau, office, board, or other establishment of the state government (other than the legislature, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and judiciary), the political subdivisions of the State, or any quasi‑public institution supported in whole or in part by state funds, which is authorized to expend specified appropriations made by this Act.

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

LNR Department of Land and Natural Resources

"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

C general obligation bond fund

D general obligation bond fund with debt service cost to be paid from special funds

E revenue bond funds

J federal aid interstate funds

K federal aid primary funds

L federal aid secondary funds

M federal aid urban funds

N federal funds

P other federal funds

R private contributions

S county funds

T trust funds

U interdepartmental transfers

W revolving funds

X other 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.

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 in Act 49, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, as amended by Act 53, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, except as provided elsewhere in this Act or as provided by general law.

PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS
						APPROPRIATIONS
	ITEM NO.	PROG. ID	PROGRAM	EXPENDING AGENCY	FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020		M O F	FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021	M O F

1. LNR101/EA

ADD POSITIONS AND FUNDS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE COORDINATOR (SALARY: $65,000; OTHERS: $40,000) FROM ACT 32, SLH 2017, AND ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES (PLANNING: $100,000).

1.00# 1.00#

OPERATING LNR 205,000A 205,000A

2. LNR806/FA

ADD FUNDS FOR FOUR CURRENT COUNTY LIFEGUARD SERVICES CONTRACT AND ONE NEW COUNTY LIFEGUARD SERVICE CONTRACT.

OPERATING LNR 1,546,456A 1,546,456A

3. LNR401/CA

FULL-YEAR FUNDING FOR AQUATIC RESOURCES PROGRAM MANAGER (#91902C).

OPERATING LNR 46,050A 46,050A

4. LNR401/CA

FULL-YEAR FUNDING FOR PROGRAM SPECIALIST III (#91914C).

OPERATING LNR 24,474A 24,474A

5. LNR802/HP

ADD FUNDS FOR DIGITALIZATION OF RECORD, FILES, ETC.

OPERATING LNR 150,000A 100,000A

PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS
						APPROPRIATIONS
	ITEM NO.	PROG. ID	PROGRAM	EXPENDING AGENCY	FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020		M O F	FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021	M O F

6. LNR405/HA

CONVERT COMMUNITY FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT UNIT'S TEMPORARY POSITIONS TO PERMANENT.

[12.00#] [12.00#]

6.00* 6.00*

7. LNR405/HA

ADD POSITIONS AND FUNDS FOR PERSONAL SERVICES FOR ONE PROGRAM SPECIALIST V AND ONE PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV POSITION TO SUPPORT THE DIVISION OF CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT'S ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, AND MAKAI WATCH PROGRAM AND OPERATIONAL COSTS.

1.00* 1.00*

OPERATING LNR 77,956A 69,456A

8. LNR906/AA

FULL-YEAR FUNDING FOR TWO PERMANENT ACCOUNTANT IV POSITIONS (#91907 AND #91942).

OPERATING LNR 52,956A 52,956A

9. LNR906/AA

REINSTATE FUNDING FOR THE AHA MOKU ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

OPERATING LNR 50,000A 50,000A

10. LNR906/AA

CHANGE MOF FROM TRUST FUNDS TO GENERAL FUNDS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AHA MOKU (#120897).

OPERATING LNR [152,871T] [152,871T]

78,000A 78,000A

PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS
						APPROPRIATIONS
	ITEM NO.	PROG. ID	PROGRAM	EXPENDING AGENCY	FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020		M O F	FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021	M O F

11. LNR906/AA

ADD POSITION AND FUNDS FOR THE CULTURAL RESOURCE PROJECT COORDINATOR ($53,000) AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENDITURES ($100,000) FROM ACT 140, SLH 2018.

1.00# 1.00#

OPERATING LNR 153,000A 153,000A

12. LNR805/CB

FULL-YEAR FUNDING FOR AQUATIC RESOURCES PROGRAM MANAGER (#91906C).

OPERATING LNR 46,050A 46,050A

13. LNR805/CB

FULL-YEAR FUNDING FOR THREE AQUATIC BIOLOGIST III POSITIONS (#91937, #91938, AND #91939 AT $24,474 EACH).

OPERATING LNR 73,422A 73,422A

14. LNR804/DA

CHANGE MOF FROM B TO A DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: FORESTER IV (#47599 FTE 0.50), TRAILS AND ACCESS SPECIALIST V (#47596 FTE 0.50), TRAILS AND ACCESS SPECIALIST V (#47597 FTE 0.50), TRAILS AND ACCESS SPECIALIST V (#52396), AND FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE WORKER II (#117719).

OPERATING LNR [348,960B] [348,960B]

218,100A 218,100A

15. LNR402/DA

REDUCE OTHER OPERATING EXPENDITURES TO FUND THE CHANGE MOF FROM P TO A TO PRIMARILY REFLECT THE DUTIES OF THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: PLANNER V (#122002), WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST V (#122264), FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN IV (#46948 FTE 0.50), AND FORESTER V (#118212 FTE 0.50).

OPERATING LNR [161,317A] [161,317A]

PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS
						APPROPRIATIONS
	ITEM NO.	PROG. ID	PROGRAM	EXPENDING AGENCY	FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020		M O F	FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021	M O F

16. LNR402/DA

CHANGE MOF FROM P TO A TO PRIMARILY REFLECT THE DUTIES OF THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: PLANNER V (#122002), WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST V (#122264), FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN IV (#46948 FTE 0.50), AND FORESTER V (#118212 FTE 0.50).

1.00* 1.00*

2.00# 2.00#

OPERATING LNR 161,317A 161,317A

17. LNR402/DB

CHANGE MOF FROM P TO A TO PRIMARILY REFLECT THE DUTIES OF THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: PLANNER V (#122002), WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST V (#122264), FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN IV (#46948 FTE 0.50), AND FORESTER V (#118212 FTE 0.50). FRINGE: $96,784.

[1.00*] [1.00*]

[2.00#] [2.00#]

OPERATING LNR [258,107P] [258,107P]

18. LNR402/DA

ADD TEN (10) PERMANENT POSITIONS AND FUNDS TO REMOVE INVASIVE SPECIES IN FORESTS, PER HAWAII INTERAGENCY BIOSECURITY PLAN: (2) NATURAL AREA RESERVES SPECIALIST IV, SR22, KAUAI; (4) FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN IV, SR13, MAUI (2) AND HAWAII; (2) FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE WORKER II, BC05, FOR MAUI AND OAHU; FORESTER V, SR24, FOR ADMIN; FORESTER III, SR 20, FOR OAHU; AND $172,368 FOR OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES.

10.00* 10.00*

OPERATING LNR 394,110A 615,852A

19. LNR402/DA

ADD FUNDS FOR FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

OPERATING LNR 300,000A 300,000A

PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS
						APPROPRIATIONS
	ITEM NO.	PROG. ID	PROGRAM	EXPENDING AGENCY	FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020		M O F	FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021	M O F

20. LNR402/DA

ADD FUNDS FOR RAPID OHIA DEATH RESPONSE.

OPERATING LNR 500,000A 500,000A

21. LNR402/DA

ADD FUNDS FOR THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL PER HAWAII INTERAGENCY BIOSECURITY PLAN.

OPERATING LNR 972,000A 972,000A

22. LNR402/DA

FULL-YEAR FUNDING FOR FORESTER IV (#91903C).

OPERATING LNR 26,478A 26,478A

23. LNR172/DA

CHANGE MOF FROM P TO A TO PRIMARILY REFLECT THE DUTIES OF THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS: FORESTER V (#12464) AND NURSERY WORKER I (#121614). FRINGE: $70,906.

OPERATING LNR [189,082P] [189,082P]

118,176A 118,176A

24. LNR172/DA

FULL-YEAR FUNDING FOR FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN IV (#91901C).

OPERATING LNR 17,454A 17,454A

SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Budget; Department of Land and Natural Resources; Operating Expenses; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds for operating expenses of the department of land and natural resources.

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