THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

TIME:

9:05 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective standing committees:

 

SB 2296, SD1

      (SSCR2126)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF LANDS MANAGED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Authorizes the department of agriculture to select qualified applicants as back-up lessees when disposing of certain agricultural or non-agricultural park lands through the sealed bidding process.  Authorizes the department to negotiate with a back-up lessee if the highest offering bidder or lessee fails to finalize a lease with the department for any reason.  Conforms the eligibility criteria for lessees of agricultural parks lands with that of lessees of non-agricultural park lands.  (SD1)

 

AGL/EGH, WAM

SB 3023, SD1

      (SSCR2118)

      Status & Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND MARKETING OF THE ULU BREADFRUIT.

Makes an appropriation for the research, development, and marketing of ‘ulu.  (SD1)

 

AGL, WAM

SB 2810

      (SSCR2102)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE ONE CALL CENTER.

Allows for more flexible use of the State's One Call Center funding collected from civil penalties by amending section 269E‑6(e), Hawaii Revised Statutes.

 

CPN, WAM

SB 2924

      (SSCR2154)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Increases the balance that may be retained in the public utilities commission special fund at the end of a fiscal year. 

 

CPN, WAM

SB 2948

      (SSCR2153)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

Clarifies the Public Utilities Commission's authority concerning standard administrative practices, including operational expenditures and the hiring of personnel.

 

CPN, WAM

SB 2113

      (SSCR2214)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO A CONTRACT BETWEEN COUNTY OF KAUAI AND KAUAI HUMANE SOCIETY.

Repeals the requirement that the County of Kauai contract with the Kauai Humane Society.

 

PSM, WAM

SB 2303

      (SSCR2104)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO FIREWORKS PERMIT FEES.

Increases fireworks display permit fee from $110 to $300.

 

PSM, WAM

SB 2305

      (SSCR2105)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Makes an appropriation to the state department of defense civil defense division to assemble twenty-five civilian community teams and the hiring of a coordinator to help establish, train, and assist the teams.

 

PSM, WAM

SB 2315

      (SSCR2212)

      Status & Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES.

Appropriates funds to the PSD to provide substance abuse treatment services to Halawa Correctional Facility inmates.

 

PSM, WAM

SB 2581, SD1

      (SSCR2121)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE.

Modifies the composition, quorum, and duties of the Hawaii state building code council and revises the state building code, including clarifying terminology, the code adoption process, and the staggering of code adoptions.  Prohibits the state building code council from adopting provisions in the Hawaii state building codes that conflict with laws governing contractors.  Appropriates funds to department of accounting and general services for council's operating costs, including staff salaries.  (SD1)

 

PSM/EGH, WAM

SB 2583

      (SSCR2107)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTER FOR EXPLORATION SYSTEMS AND NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION LASER COMMUNICATIONS GROUND STATION INITIATIVE.

Appropriates funds for an engineering assessment of a proposal to establish a laser optical communications ground station in Hawaii.

 

PSM, WAM

SB 2603

      (SSCR2336)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO VETERANS.

Authorizes the issuance of GO bonds for the construction of a long-term care facility for veterans contingent upon the receipt of federal funds.  Effective July 1, 2014.

 

PSM/HTH/HMS, WAM

SB 2605

      (SSCR2109)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CIVIL AIR PATROL.

Appropriates $500,000 for fiscal year 2014-2015 to support operational mission readiness activities of the Hawaii Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, including facilities maintenance, not funded by the National Civil Air Patrol.  Effective July 1, 2014.

 

PSM, WAM

SB 2885

      (SSCR2209)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE.

Allows the Director of Public Safety to appoint the Mental Health Branch Administrator and Mental Health Section Administrators without regard to Chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

 

PSM, WAM

SB 2082

      (SSCR2390)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LAND COURT.

Authorizes additional land court fees to be established by court or administrative rule.

 

WTL/JDL, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision making meeting only, no public testimony will be accepted.

 

Persons wishing to offer comments may do so 24 hours prior to the hearing.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE WAM CLERK AT (808)586-6800.

 

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Senator David Y. Ige

Chair