CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.159-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 1245

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1245, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to:

(1) Establish a Litigation Deposits Trust Fund;

(2) Delete the Compliance Resolution Fund and Insurance Regulation Fund from the list of special funds that are exempt from central services expenses;

(3) Allow moneys in the Works of Art Special Fund to be used for costs related to improvements for the state art museum in the No. 1 Capitol District building;

(4) Allow the Emergency Budget and Reserve Fund (Rainy Day Fund) established by section 328L-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to be used to maintain levels of programs determined to be essential for education; and

(5) Transfer $88,076,000 from various funds to the general fund.

Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by deleting its substance and inserting provisions appropriating $10,431,294 from the Rainy Day Fund to maintain levels of programs that are essential to the public health, safety, and welfare.

In appropriating $2,535,000 for program expenses of rural hospitals, it is your Committee on Conference's intent that this sum be expended as follows:

Hana Community Health Center $750,000

Molokai General $700,000

Waianae District Comprehensive Health

and Hospital Board $735,000

Kahuku Hospital $350,000.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1245, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1245, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair