THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair

Senator Shan S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Monday, April 3, 2006

TIME:

10:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

 

HB 2039

HD2, SD1

(SSCR3125)

RELATING TO DECONTAMINATION OF ILLEGAL DRUG MANUFACTURING SITES.

Requires the Department of Health (DOH) to adopt interim procedures for emergency and long-term decontamination of illegal methamphetamine labs. Requires DOH to evaluate and report on soil and groundwater impacts, cleanup procedures, first responder protocol, and standards and protocol used by other state and federal agencies. (SD1)

HTH/JHW, WAM

HB 2109

HD1, SD1

(SSCR3075)

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Establishes a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder coordinator position within the Department of Health. (SD1)

HTH, WAM

HB 2187

HD2, SD1

(SSCR3126)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

Appropriates funds to department of health to contract with a government agency or U.S. military branch to provide intra-island only roto-wing aeromedical services for rural Oahu. (SD1)

HTH, WAM

HB 3142

HD2, SD1

(SSCR2967)

RELATING TO TRAUMA CARE.

Establishes a trauma system fund to ensure and encourage the availability of trauma care in the State. Establishes dedicated sources of revenue for the fund. (SD1)

HTH/HMS, WAM

HB 3259

HD1, SD1

(SSCR3017)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DENTAL HEALTH.

Appropriates funds to the DOH for community-based dental health clinics that are operated by federally qualified health centers or other community-based organizations to assist and improve the dental health of QUEST-eligible adults and children, the developmentally disabled, and the uninsured. (SD1)

HTH/HMS, WAM

HB 30

HD1, SD1

(SSCR3060)

RELATING TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

Provides equal access for Medicaid patients with HIV, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or hepatitis C, or who require immunosuppressives due to organ transplants, regardless of whether they are in the Medicaid fee for service or QUEST programs. (SD1)

HMS/HTH, WAM

HB 1821

HD2, SD1

(SSCR3061)

RELATING TO CARE HOMES.

Clarifies that domiciliary care includes care provided in developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and adult foster homes. Establishes a minimum level of care payment for types I and II ARCHs. Appropriates funds. (SD1)

HMS/HTH, WAM

HB 2043

HD2, SD1

(SSCR3096)

RELATING TO MEDICAID.

Authorizes the department of human services to use less restrictive income methodologies to determine eligibility for medical assistance programs. (SD1)

HMS, WAM

HB 2097

HD2, SD1

(SSCR3071)

RELATING TO CAREGIVERS.

Provides a tax credit to taxpayer caregivers who care for qualified care recipients. (SD1)

HMS/HTH, WAM

HB 2258

HD1, SD1

(SSCR3097)

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Requires Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to be appropriated by the Legislature and requires the department of human services to submit a plan for expenditure of TANF funds. (SD1)

HMS, WAM

HB 3116

HD2, SD1

(SSCR3065)

RELATING TO THE HAWAII CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.

Creates a three-year pilot program in which DHS pays half of the premiums for the health care provided by a mutual benefit society to uninsured children thirty-one days to eighteen years old who are ineligible for other state or federal health care coverage. Appropriates funds. Sunsets June 30, 2009. (SD1)

HMS/HTH, WAM

HB 1917

HD2, SD1

(SSCR3004)

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SALARY COMMISSION.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to establish a salary commission to review and make recommendations for the salaries of justices, judges, state legislators, the governor, the lieutenant governor, administrative director, and state executive branch department heads or executive officers and the deputies or assistants to the department heads, excluding the University of Hawaii and the Department of Education. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 1918

HD1, SD1

(SSCR3005)

RELATING TO COMMISSION ON SALARIES.

Pursuant to a proposed constitutional amendment, establishes a commission on salaries to recommend the salary of the governor, lieutenant governor, the members of the legislature, justices and judges of all state courts, the administrative director of the State or an equivalent position, and the department heads or executive officers and the deputies or assistants to the department heads of all state departments. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 2051

HD1, SD1

(SSCR3054)

RELATING TO PROTECTION FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

Establishes offenses related to human trafficking and provides related definitions. Provides victims of trafficking an affirmative defense to certain offenses that they may have been forced to commit. Makes trafficking victims eligible for crime victim compensation funds. Requires attorney general to report to legislature annually regarding human trafficking. Establishes task force to compile and review law and information from other states regarding support for victims of human trafficking and to recommend changes to Hawaii law and programs. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 2204

HD2, SD1

(SSCR3069)

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.

Establishes the amount of interim revenue to be expended by OHA each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2005-2006, to better the conditions of native Hawaiians at $15,100,000. Appropriates $17,500,000 as the amount of revenues owed to OHA for the underpayment of OHA's pro rata portion of the public land trust between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2005. Requires DLNR to provide an accounting of revenues from the public land trust. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 2277

HD2, SD1

(SSCR3046)

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES.

Provides for the authorization and payment of claims against the State for judgments, settlements, and other miscellaneous payments. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 2303

HD1

(SSCR3006)

RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

Allows income withholding to continue when current child support ends where there are outstanding arrears for cases in which Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) services are being provided. Authorizes CSEA to adopt administrative rules as necessary to implement income withholding requirements. (HB2303 HD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 2540

HD2, SD1

(SSCR3016)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR INCREASING STIPENDS FOR VOLUNTEER PRECINCT OFFICIALS.

Makes an appropriation to increase volunteer precinct official stipends. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 2595

HD1, SD1

(SSCR3047)

RELATING TO FAMILY VISITS.

Restricts the department of public safety from canceling pre-approved and pre-scheduled family visits with inmates in cases where the family has incurred substantial costs. Provides that if a visit cannot take place based upon a lack of available security staff, the visit shall take place in a non-contact setting. Appropriates funds. (SD1)

JHW, WAM

HB 487

HD1, SD2

(SSCR2969)

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Exempts from GET and use taxes the fuel used in interstate and intrastate air transportation by common carriers. (SD2)

TGO, WAM

HB 2075

HD1, SD1

(SSCR3030)

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Earmarks a percentage of federally allocated moneys from the state highway fund for bikeways. Requires DOT to involve the bicycling community in the planning of bikeways. (SD1)

TGO, WAM

HB 2183

HD1

(SSCR3059)

RELATING TO EMERGENCY SHELTERS.

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund retrofit of public school buildings to enable them to be used as emergency shelters. (HB2183 HD1)

TGO/EDM, WAM

HB 2423

HD1, SD1

(SSCR2958)

RELATING TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND.

Authorizes the use of moneys from the State Highway Fund for the road systems of the counties for FY 2005-2006. (SD1)

TGO, WAM

HB 2637

HD1, SD1

(SSCR2966)

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Provides temporary reprieve from lease and permit requirements for airport vendors who want to make improvements. Eff. on approval. Sunset 7/1/07. (SD1)

TGO, WAM

HB 2641

HD1, SD1

(SSCR2975)

RELATING TO PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS.

Requires a construction project owner who undertakes a construction project to be used by the State or a county to sign a lease agreement that certifies compliance with the State's public works prevailing wage law. Requires that copies of the lease agreement be filed with the departments of labor and industrial relations and accounting and general services. (SD1)

TGO/LBR, WAM

HB 2778

HD2, SD1

(SSCR3032)

RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS.

Provides for effective and timely communication between all levels of government and individuals who are precluded from using public services due to language-proficiency barriers. (SD1)

TGO/JHW, WAM

HB 3087

HD2, SD1

(SSCR2970)

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Gives the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) more autonomy regarding procurement matters by designating the chief executive officer of HHSC as the chief procurement officer. Raises the amount for which a purchase may qualify as a small purchase from $25,000 to $50,000. Effective 7/1/06. (SD1)

TGO/HTH, WAM

HB 3121

HD2, SD1

(SSCR2999)

RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE.

Directs the Governor to establish criteria, requirements, conditions, and limitations for providing emergency shelters for pet animals. Requires the Director of Civil Defense to identify public shelters suitable for sheltering pet animals. Allows the Director to identify private shelters for the same purpose. Effective on approval. (SD1)

TGO, WAM

HB 1880

HD2, SD1

(SSCR3102)

RELATING TO HARBORS.

Removes Honolulu harbor piers 1 and 2 from Kakaako community development district and grants jurisdiction and administrative authority over piers 1 and 2 to DOT and DBEDT. (SD1)

WLA/TGO, WAM

HB 2179

HD2, SD1

(SSCR3107)

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Establishes the irrigation repair and maintenance special fund. Establishes a tax credit for matching funds provided by landowners who receive funding from the special fund. Appropriates funds for various irrigation systems and for the special fund. (SD1)

WLA, WAM

HB 2271

HD1, SD1

(SSCR3111)

RELATING TO NON-AGRICULTURAL PARK LANDS.

Allows the Board of Agriculture to manage, develop, and dispose of public lands set aside by a Governor's executive order to the Department of Agriculture. Expressly authorizes the DOA to manage non-agricultural park lands to the same extent it is authorized to manage agricultural parks under its control. (SD1)

WLA, WAM

HB 2587

HD2, SD1

(SSCR3100)

RELATING TO MARINE RESOURCES.

Requires DLNR to assess for effectiveness and implement the various marine management tools to address the depleting marine resources of the State. Appropriates funds for the assessment and implementation and additional DLNR enforcement personnel. (SD1)

WLA, WAM

HB 2763

HD1, SD1

(SSCR3023)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ERADICATE AND CONTROL THE COQUI FROG.

Makes appropriations to eradicate and control the coqui frog. (SD1)

WLA, WAM

HB 2774

HD1, SD1

(SSCR3117)

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Appropriates $1,000,000 for the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation to conduct agricultural research and market development. (SD1)

WLA, WAM

HB 2805

(SSCR3103)

RELATING TO STATE PLANNING.

Extends the deadline for the auditor to submit the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan for an additional year and extends the authority of the Hawaii 2050 task force to 6/30/08.

WLA/TGO, WAM

HB 2806

HD1, SD1

(SSCR3020)

RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY.

Appropriates money for the auditor to prepare the Hawaii 2050 sustainability plan. (SD1)

WLA, WAM

HB 2878

HD1

(SSCR3115)

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST TRADEWINDS FOREST PRODUCTS, LLC.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Tradewinds Forest Products, LLC with planning, design, constructing, and equipping a veneer mill and cogeneration facility. (HB2878 HD1)

WLA/BED, WAM

HB 2974

(SSCR3108)

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Extends the time allowed to acquire the lands designated as part of the South Kona wilderness area on the island of Hawaii from 12/31/06 to 12/31/07.

WLA, WAM

HB 3056

HD2, SD1

(SSCR3101)

RELATING TO KAWAI NUI MARSH.

Requires the City and County of Honolulu to transfer to the State a parcel of pristine wetlands known as Kawai Nui Marsh effective September 1, 2006; transfers another parcel of Kawai Nui Marsh to the State. (SD1)

WLA/IGA, WAM

     

 

 

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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi

Chair