HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Pono Chong

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Isaac W. Choy

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Denny Coffman

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Ty Cullen

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Gil Riviere

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. Jo Jordan

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 24, 2011

TIME:

3:30 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A #  8

 

HB 1012, HD1

(HSCR278)

Status

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Appropriates funds to the Department of the Attorney General for operating expenses of state law enforcement agencies relating to the planning and operation of security services and activities for the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.  Effective July 1, 2022. 

 

INT, PBM, FIN

HB 1063

(HSCR510)

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACT, 1920, AS AMENDED.

Increases the limit the department is currently authorized to borrow or guarantee on loans from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000 to cover the department's guarantee requirements for its housing program.

 

HAW, FIN

HB 1483

(HSCR63)

Status

RELATING TO THE MOLOKAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM.

Directs the Department of Agriculture to provide water to Molokai Irrigation System users who lease tracts of land under section 207 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, as amended, at a reduced rate.  Requires the Department of Agriculture to forgive past due bills for the provision of irrigation water for Molokai homestead farmers.

 

HAW, FIN

HB 853

Status

RELATING TO THE BANK OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.

Establishes the bank of the State of Hawaii.

 

FIN

HB 1179, HD2

(HSCR539)

Status

RELATING TO INVESTMENTS.

Establishes an Advisory Committee on Short-term Investments administratively attached to the Department of Budget and Finance to assist the Director of Finance in making short-term investments.  Establishes additional requirements in the management of the short-term investments.  Effective July 1, 2112. 

 

ERB, CPC, FIN

HB 1626

Status

RELATING TO FUEL TAXES.

Permits the County of Hawaii to appropriate the County's share of fuel tax revenue for a grant-in-aid program for the maintenance of private roads maintained by nonprofit maintenance corporations.

 

FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to;

·     The date and time of the hearing;

·     Measure number; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

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Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:  2 copies to Room 306 in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-6001 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islanders without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or

WEB:     For comments less than 4MB in size, transmit from the Web page at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair