STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1966

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                   

 

RE:     H.B. No. 125

        H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 125, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

The purpose and intent of this measure is to abolish various non-general funds under the purview of the Department of Land and Natural Resources pursuant to the recommendation of the Auditor in Auditor's Report No. 18-19.

 

     Specifically, this measure abolishes the following funds:

 

(1)  The assistance in managing land fund;

 

(2)  The native resources and fire protection program special fund;

 

(3)  The preservation of endangered plants trust fund; and

 

(4)  The recreational renaissance - state parks special fund.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

 

     Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Tax Foundation of Hawaii.

 

     Your Committee finds that the funds addressed by this measure do not meet the criteria for a trust fund or special fund and thus should be abolished.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 125, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair