STAND. COM. REP. NO.  794

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 896

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 896 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES STATE BUDGET,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to establish the operating budget for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2021 for eleven programs within the Department of Land and Natural Resources:

 

(1)  Public Lands Management (LNR101);

 

(2)  Water and Land Development (LNR 141);

 

(3)  Fisheries Management (LNR153);

 

(4)  Ecosystem Protection and restoration (LNR401);

 

(5)  Water Resources (LNR404);

 

(6)  Ocean-Based Recreation (LNR801);

 

(7)  Historic Preservation (LNR802);

 

(8)  Forest and Outdoor Recreation (LNR804);

 

(9)  District Resource Management (LNR805);

 

(10) Parks Administration and Operation (LNR806); and

 

(11) Natural and Physical Environment (LNR906.

 

     The Department of Land and Natural Resources offered comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by inserting new appropriation amounts into every identified program.  Specifically:

 

     (1)  For LNR101, of the amount in special funds appropriated

 

          (A)  $58,771 was appropriated for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $58,771 for fiscal year 2020-2021 for an Account IV position;

 

          (B)  Less $58,771 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and less $58,771 for fiscal year 2020-2021 was appropriated to transfer out an Accountant IV position from LNR 101 to LNR 906;

 

     (2)  For LNR153, of the amount appropriated:

 

          (A)  $3,132 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $3,132 for fiscal year 2020-2021 in special funds was appropriated for the special fund ceiling adjustment ceiling adjustment;

 

          (B)  $213,238 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $213,238 for fiscal year 2020-2021 in other federal funds was appropriated for the federal fund ceiling adjustment;

 

     (3)  For LNR401, of the amount appropriated:

 

          (A)  Less $110,937 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and less $35,937 for fiscal year 2020-2021 in federal funds was appropriated for the federal fund ceiling adjustment;

 

          (B)  $2,196,178 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $2,056,178 for fiscal year 2020-2021 in other federal funds was appropriated for the federal fund ceiling adjustment;

 

     (4)  For LNR404, $10,673 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $10,673 for fiscal year 2020-2021 in special funds was appropriated for the special fund ceiling adjustment for fringe benefits;

 

     (5)  For LNR801, of the amount appropriated:

 

          (A)  Less $350,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and less $350,000 for in special funds was appropriated for the trade-off for decrease funds in other current expenses to fund motor vehicles and equipment;

 

          (B)  $250,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $250,000 for in special funds was appropriated for the trade-off for decrease funds in other current expenses to fund motor vehicles and equipment;

 

          (C)  $100,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $100,000 for in special funds was appropriated for the trade-off for decrease funds in other current expenses to fund equipment;

 

          (D)  $104,087 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $104,087 for in special funds was appropriated for the special fund ceiling increase;

 

     (6)  For LNR802, of the amount appropriated:

 

          (A)  $57,347 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $57,347 for in federal funds was appropriated for the federal fund ceiling adjustment;

 

          (B)  $150,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $100,000 for in general funds to add funds for the digitization of records;

 

     (7)  For LNR 805, of the amount appropriated:

 

          (A)  Less $50,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $150,000 for in federal funds was appropriated for the federal fund ceiling adjustment;

 

          (B)  $46,050 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $46,050 for in general funds to fund an Aquatic Resources Program Manager;

 

     (8)  For LNR806, $1,546,456 for fiscal year 2019-2020 in general funds for four current county lifeguard services contract and one new county lifeguard service contract; and

 

     (9)  For LNR906, of the amount appropriated:

 

          (A)  $169,320 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $169,320 for in special funds was appropriated for the special fund ceiling adjustment;

 

          (B)  $21,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $21,000 in federal funds was appropriated for the federal fund ceiling adjustment; and

         

          (C)  $58,771 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $58,771 for in special funds for transfer of an Accountant IV position from LNR101 to LNR906.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 896, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 896, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

 

____________________________

RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair