Report Title:

Legislative Appropriations

Description:

Appropriates funds to provide for the expenses of the Legislature, the Auditor, the Legislative Reference Bureau, and the Ombudsman.

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1949

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE AUDITOR, THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU, AND THE OMBUDSMAN.

 

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

SECTION 1. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $7,216,979 or so much thereof as may be necessary for defraying any and all session and nonsession expenses of the Senate up to and including June 30, 2007, including the 2006 regular session, Twenty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, and pre-session expenses and the expenses of any committee or committees established during the interim between the 2006 and 2007 regular sessions.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $10,429,100 or so much thereof as may be necessary for defraying any and all session and nonsession expenses of the House of Representatives up to and including June 30, 2007, including the 2006 regular session, Twenty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, and pre-session expenses and the expenses of any committee or committees established during the interim between the 2006 and 2007 regular sessions.

SECTION 3. Payment of expenses of the Senate during the interim between the 2006 and 2007 regular sessions shall be made only with the approval of the President of the Senate, and payment of expenses of the House of Representatives during the interim between the 2006 and 2007 regular sessions shall be made only with the approval of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

SECTION 4. Before January 17, 2007, the Senate and the House of Representatives shall each have their accounts audited, and a full report of the respective audits shall be presented to the Senate and to the House of Representatives convening on January 17, 2007.

SECTION 5. Unless otherwise prescribed by law, the expenses of any member of the Legislature while traveling abroad on official business of the Legislature shall be $130 a day as authorized by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively.

SECTION 6. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $3,617,330 or so much thereof as may be necessary to the office of the auditor for the following expenses:

(1) The sum of $2,675,055 for defraying the expenses of the office of the auditor during fiscal year 2006-2007;

(2) The sum of $792,275 for defraying the expenses of the office of the state ethics commission during fiscal year 2006-2007; and

(3) The sum of $150,000 during fiscal year 2006-2007 for:

(A) Performing special studies;

(B) Improving capabilities for planning, programming, and budgeting;

(C) Fulfilling other special requests made of the auditor by the Legislature or jointly by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(D) Legislative studies and contractual services for those studies; and

(E) Such other purposes as may be determined by the joint action of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

SECTION 7. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1,500,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary to the office of the auditor during fiscal year 2006-2007 to be deposited into the audit revolving fund established pursuant to section 23-3.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

SECTION 8. There is appropriated out of the audit revolving fund the sum of $3,013,125 or so much thereof as may be necessary to the office of the auditor during fiscal year 2006-2007 for the following expenses:

(1) The comprehensive annual financial report of the State; and

(2) The financial statement and single audits of:

(A) The department of human services, excluding the Hawaii public housing administration;

(B) The department of health;

(C) The department of education; and

(D) The department of transportation, specifically:

(i) The administration of the department;

(ii) The Oahu metropolitan planning organization; and

(iii) The airports, harbors, and highways divisions.

SECTION 9. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $100,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary to the office of the auditor to conduct a financial and operational audit of the Hawaii youth correctional facility.

SECTION 10. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $3,002,393 or so much thereof as may be necessary to the legislative reference bureau for defraying the expenses of the legislative reference bureau during fiscal year 2006-2007, including equipment relating to computer systems programming and operations.

SECTION 11. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $953,370 or so much thereof as may be necessary to the office of the ombudsman for defraying the expenses of the office during fiscal year 2006- 2007.

SECTION 12. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $100,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary to the office of the ombudsman to replace the case management system in the office of the ombudsman.

SECTION 13. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the following sums or so much thereof as may be necessary for defraying the expenses of the legislative information system:

(1) $600,000 to the Senate; and

(2) $600,000 to the House of Representatives.

This appropriation shall be used to pay for hardware, software, consultants, installation, material, supply, and other related costs associated with the legislative information system that have been or will be incurred.

SECTION 14. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $175,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for the legislative broadcast program, including the production and distribution of television broadcasts of legislative proceedings. This appropriation shall be expended by the Legislature for the purposes of this section.

SECTION 15. Except for moneys in the audit revolving fund, as of the close of business on June 30, 2007, the unexpended or unencumbered balance of any appropriation made by this Act shall lapse into the general fund.

SECTION 16. Each section of this Act is declared to be severable from the remainder of this Act.

SECTION 17. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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