HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AMENDMENT TO:			S.B. No. 3068, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1

OFFERED BY:

DATE:

SECTION 1. Senate Bill No. 3068, S.D.1, H.D.1, C.D. 1 is amended by amending Section 2 of the bill to read:

"SECTION 2. (a) In accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii and sections 37‑91 and 37‑93, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the legislature has determined that the appropriations contained in H.B. No. 40, S.D. 1, C.D. 1, will cause the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024‑2025 to be exceeded by $323,323,869 or 3.1 per cent. In addition, the appropriations contained in this Act will cause the general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024‑2025 to be further exceeded by $221,189,453 or 2.1 per cent. The combined total amount of general fund appropriations contained in only these two Acts will cause the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024-2025 to be exceeded by $544,513,322 or 5.2 per cent.

(b) In accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii and sections 37‑91 and 37‑93, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the legislature has determined that the appropriations contained in this Act will cause the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024‑2025 to be exceeded by $221,189,453 or 2.1 per cent.

(1) The appropriations made in this Act are necessary to serve the public interest; and

(2) The appropriations made in this Act meet the needs addressed by this Act."

SECTION 2. Senate Bill No. 3068, S.D.1, H.D.1, C.D. 1 is amended by amending Section 7(a) of the bill to read:

"SECTION 7. (a) The department of human services is authorized to fund six full-time equivalent (6.0 FTE) temporary positions to be funded by federal funds."

SECTION 3. Senate Bill No. 3068, S.D.1, H.D.1, C.D. 1 is amended by inserting a new section after Section 8 of the bill to read:

"SECTION 9. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $424,344 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 to establish six full-time equivalent (6.0 FTE) permanent positions in the Hawaii emergency management agency for Maui wildfire recovery and emergency support functions.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the Hawaii emergency management agency (DEF 118) for the purposes of this section."

SECTION 4. Senate Bill No. 3068, S.D.1, H.D.1, C.D. 1 is amended by renumbering Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 as Sections 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16.

SECTION 5. Senate Bill No. 3068, S.D.1, H.D.1, C.D. 1 is amended by renumbering the existing Section 16 as Section 17 and further amending it to read:

"SECTION 17. Act 164, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023, as amended by House Bill 1800, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1, passed by the legislature during the regular session of 2024, is amended as follows:

1. By amending Part II, section 3, item A-24 to read:

"24. BED160 - HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

OPERATING BED 150,000,000A [~~230,000,000A~~]

BED 3,100,000N 3,100,000N

23.00* 23.00*

45.00# 45.00#

BED 13,533,889W 14,046,265W

BED 3,000,000P 3,000,000P

INVESTMENT CAPITAL BED 45,000,000C C"

2. By adding two new sections to Part III to read:

"SECTION . Provided that of the general fund appropriation for the Hawaii association of conservation districts (LNR141), the sum of $400,000 or so much thereof as is necessary for fiscal year 2024‑2025 shall be expended in accordance with chapter 180, Hawaii Revised Statutes, in areas affected by Hurricane Dora in 2023; provided further that:

(1) The moneys shall be used to match extramural funding for stormwater management for drought resiliency and reducing wildfire risk;

(2) No later than thirty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2025, the department of land and natural resources shall submit a report to the legislature accounting for the usage of funds; and

(3) These funds are deemed necessary to qualify for federal aid financing or reimbursement.

SECTION . Provided that of the general fund appropriation for amelioration of natural disasters (DEF110), the sum of $194,000 or so much thereof as is necessary for fiscal year 2024‑2025 shall be expended for civilian auxiliary aviation services, which may include search and rescue efforts, damage assessments, aerial photography of impacted areas, alerts and notifications, and transportation of supplies."

3. By adding a new section to Part V to read:

"SECTION . Provided that the sums appropriated to the county of Maui (SUB401) for wildfire recovery projects in this act denoted in section 7 as items K-18.1, K-18.2, K-18.3, K‑18.4, K-18.5, K-18.6, K-18.7, and K-18.8 shall be expended by the county of Maui for the purposes of this Act; provided further that the county of Maui shall reimburse the State for all debt service including principal, interest, and any other debt-related costs for the reimbursable general obligation bonds; provided further that any debt service reimbursements received by the State may be paid from tax revenue or any other source received by the county of Maui, and from reimbursements to the county of Maui by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as allowed by law.""

SECTION 6. Senate Bill No. 3068, S.D.1, H.D.1, C.D. 1 is amended by renumbering the existing Section 17 as Section 18.

SECTION 7. Senate Bill No. 3068, S.D.1, H.D.1, C.D. 1 is amended by inserting a new section after the existing Section 17 of the bill to read:

"SECTION 19. Act 257, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, as amended by Act 175, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023, is amended by amending sections 1 and 2 to read as follows:

"SECTION 1. [There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $200,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023-2024 to be deposited into the school facilities special fund.] Repealed.

SECTION 2. [There is appropriated out of the school facilities special fund the sum of $200,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023-2024 for the school facilities authority to expand access to pre-kindergarten to eligible children of the State. The school facilities authority may expend the moneys appropriated in this section on:

~~(1)~~ ~~The construction of new school facilities;~~

~~(2)~~ ~~The renovation, improvement, and expansion of existing school facilities to increase pre-kindergarten student capacity; and~~

~~(3)~~ ~~Any other costs the school facilities authority deems appropriate to increase pre-kindergarten student capacity within the State.~~

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the school facilities authority for the purposes of this Act; provided that the appropriation authorized by this Act shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal biennium for which the appropriation is made; provided further that the appropriation authorized by this Act shall lapse on June 30, 2024.] Repealed.""

SECTION 8. Senate Bill No. 3068, S.D.1, H.D.1, C.D. 1 is amended by renumbering the existing Section 18 as Section 20.

SECTION 9. Senate Bill No. 3068, S.D.1, H.D.1, C.D. 1 is amended by renumbering the existing Section 19 as Section 21 and further amending it to read:

"SECTION 21. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored."

SECTION 10. Senate Bill No. 3068, S.D.1, H.D.1, C.D. 1 is amended by renumbering the existing Section 20 as Section 22.


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