STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 844
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2021
RE: H.B. No. 1299
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2021
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1299 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your
Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Judiciary, Department
of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Department
of Human Resources Development, Department of Land and Natural Resources,
Department of Agriculture, Department of Education, Department of
Transportation, University of Hawaii System, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Crime
Victim Compensation Commission, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts,
Enhanced 911 Board, Hawaii Tourism Authority, Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii
Authority, Public Utilities Commission, Board of Education, Aloha Stadium,
Hawaii State Public Library System, Office of Enterprise Technology Services,
Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii Fire
Department, Hawaii Police Department, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney of the
County of Hawaii, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the County of Maui,
Maui Police Department, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, The Queen's Health
Systems, Farrell & Perrault, Wilcox Medical Center, Hawaii Pacific Health,
Action with Aloha LLC, Hawaii Athletic Trainers' Association, Hawaii Substance
Abuse Coalition, Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hawaii, Lanai Community
Health Center, Hawaii COPD Coalition, Hawaii State Rural Health Association,
Hilo Medical Center Foundation, Hawaii State Bar Association, Appellate Section
of the Hawaii State Bar Association, Hawaii County Bar Association, Waipahu
Community School for Adults, Sex Abuse Treatment Center, American Heart
Association, Hawaiian Islands Land Trust, Peer Education Program at Aiea High
School, The Trust for Public Land, Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center,
Conservation Council for Hawaii, Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii, Legal Aid
Society of Hawaii, Hawaii State Center for Nursing, Hawaii Access to Justice
Commission, The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, American Cancer Society Cancer
Action Network, Hope Services, DTRIC Insurance, Papa Ola Lokahi, Hawaii State
Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition, Kuaaina
Ulu Auamo, Ala Kahakai Trail Association Board, Hoi Mai Ka Lei I Mamo, Livable
Hawaii Kai Hui, and numerous individuals.
Your
Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of the Attorney
General; Department of Taxation; Department of Labor and Industrial Relations;
Department of Budget and Finance; Department of Public Safety; Department of
Health; Department of Human Services; Department of Business, Economic
Development, and Tourism; Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority; Hawaii Housing
Finance and Development Corporation; State Health Planning and Development
Agency; Disability Communication Access Board; Hawaii State Energy Office;
Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; County of Hawaii; Catholic Charities
Hawaii; Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii; Hawaii Justice Foundation; Tax Foundation
of Hawaii; PHOCUSED; North Shore Community Land Trust; Parents and Children
Together; and two individuals.
Your Committee finds that budgetary constraints brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic require scrutiny of all funds to determine whether the State's financial resources are being deployed effectively and efficiently. This measure repeals and abolishes various funds that no longer serve their purpose and restructures certain programs so that they may be more efficiently funded through general funds.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Deleting the funds that did not meet the criteria for repeal or abolishment established by the Committee; and
(2) Adding provisions that incorporate the recommendations made by the Auditor in the Auditor's review of special funds, revolving funds, trust funds, and trust accounts in Auditor Report Nos. 19-05, 19-16, 20-01, 20-03, 20-16, 20-17, 20-18, and 21-02.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1299, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1299, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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