THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1297

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

H.D. 1

 

PROPOSED

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO DISPOSITION OF TAX REVENUES.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that budgetary planning and transparency are key components to ensuring the ongoing fiscal health of the State.  By removing the current tax revenue distribution amounts for the cigarette tax and tobacco tax, the legislature finds that budgetary planning and transparency will be enhanced by:

     (1)  Making forecasts of general fund revenues more reliable;

     (2)  Increasing legislative oversight over the agencies and programs supported by non-general funds; and

     (3)  Ensuring that the funded activities of these agencies and programs undergo fiscal scrutiny and rigor.

     Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to:

     (1)  Amend the cigarette tax and tobacco law to specify that all tax revenues from these funding sources are general funds realizations; and

     (2)  Appropriate general funds to various state programs in accord with the original distributions of cigarette tax and tobacco fund tax revenues.

     SECTION 2.  Section 245-15, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§245-15  Disposition of revenues.  All moneys collected pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury as state realizations to be kept and accounted for as provided by law; provided that, of the moneys collected under the tax imposed pursuant to:

     (1)  Section 245-3(a)(5), after September 30, 2006, and prior to October 1, 2007, 1.0 cent per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the Hawaii cancer research special fund, established pursuant to section 304A-2168, for research and operating expenses and for capital expenditures;

     (2)  Section 245-3(a)(6), after September 30, 2007, and prior to October 1, 2008:

         (A)  1.5 cents per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the Hawaii cancer research special fund, established pursuant to section 304A-2168, for research and operating expenses and for capital expenditures;

         (B)  0.25 cents per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the trauma system special fund established pursuant to section 321-22.5; and

         (C)  0.25 cents per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the emergency medical services special fund established pursuant to section 321-234;

     (3)  Section 245-3(a)(7), after September 30, 2008, and prior to July 1, 2009:

         (A)  2.0 cents per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the Hawaii cancer research special fund, established pursuant to section 304A-2168, for research and operating expenses and for capital expenditures;

         (B)  0.5 cents per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the trauma system special fund established pursuant to section 321-22.5;

         (C)  0.25 cents per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the community health centers special fund established pursuant to section 321-1.65; and

         (D)  0.25 cents per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the emergency medical services special fund established pursuant to section 321-234;

     (4)  Section 245-3(a)(8), after June 30, 2009, and prior to July 1, 2013:

         (A)  2.0 cents per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the Hawaii cancer research special fund, established pursuant to section 304A-2168, for research and operating expenses and for capital expenditures;

         (B)  0.75 cents per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the trauma system special fund established pursuant to section 321-22.5;

         (C)  0.75 cents per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the community health centers special fund established pursuant to section 321-1.65; and

         (D)  0.5 cents per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the emergency medical services special fund established pursuant to section 321-234; [and]

     (5)  Section 245-3(a)(11), after June 30, 2013, and [thereafter:] prior to July 1, 2015:

         (A)  2.0 cents per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the Hawaii cancer research special fund, established pursuant to section 304A-2168, for research and operating expenses and for capital expenditures;

         (B)  1.5 cents per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the trauma system special fund established pursuant to section 321-22.5;

         (C)  1.25 cents per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the community health centers special fund established pursuant to section 321-1.65; and

         (D)  1.25 cents per cigarette shall be deposited to the credit of the emergency medical services special fund established pursuant to section 321-234.

     The department shall provide an annual accounting of these dispositions to the legislature."

SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $7,800,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015-2016 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 for University of Hawaii, Manoa (UOH100) for the debt service cost associated with the Hawaii cancer research center.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the University of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 4.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $6,257,539 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015-2016 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 for University of Hawaii, system-wide support (UOH900) for the administrative and operating expenses of the University of Hawaii.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the University of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 5.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $7,709,926 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015-2016 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 for emergency medical services and injury prevention system (HTH730) for emergency medical services operating expenses.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 6.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $6,591,362 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015-2016 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 for emergency medical services and injury prevention system (HTH730) for trauma systems operating expenses.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 7.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $6,427,050 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015-2016 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 for family health service (HTH560) for community health centers operating expenses.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 8.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 9.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval; provided that sections 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 shall take effect on July 1, 2015.


 


 

Report Title:

Cigarette Tax and Tobacco Tax Law; Distribution Maximums

 

Description:

Specifies that cigarette tax and tobacco tax law distributions shall be realizations of the general fund after July 1, 2015.  Appropriates funds.  (SB1297 HD1 PROPOSED)

 

 

 

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