CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 150

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2021

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1298

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1298, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE FUNDS,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to transfer excess moneys from various non-general funds to the general fund.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that non-general funds must be reviewed and scrutinized from time to time to determine if resources are being deployed effectively and efficiently.  Your Committee on Conference also finds that the funds listed in this measure contain moneys in excess of what is necessary for the purposes of each of those funds and that the excess amounts should be transferred to the general fund.

 


     Your Committee on Conference amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Inserting provisions requiring each state department to annually submit to the Legislature program measures, cost elements, and accounting reports for all non-general funds under the department's control;

 

     (2)  Amending the list of non-general funds having amounts determined by the Legislature to be in excess of what is necessary for the purposes of each of those funds;

 

     (3)  For certain non-general funds, amending the amounts that are authorized to be transferred to the general fund; and

 

     (4)  Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1298, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1298, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

____________________________

DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ

Chair

 

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SYLVIA LUKE

Chair