Bill Text: HI HB2191 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Feral Animals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-15 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Matayoshi, Perruso, Sayama, Takayama excused (5). [HB2191 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HB2191-Amended.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO FERAL ANIMALS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 92, H.D. 1 (2023), requested that the department of agriculture, department of land and natural resources, department of health, and city and county of Honolulu convene a working group to identify solutions to mitigate and control the significant increase in the population of feral chickens and roosters on Oahu and submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the legislature no later than thirty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2024.
The legislature further finds that the working group's report recommends that the legislature appropriate funding for initiatives related to feral animals.
The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds for:
(1) The expansion of the city and county of Honolulu's feral chicken program; and
(2) The establishment of a statewide education campaign to provide the public with information on the feeding of feral animals.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 as a grant-in-aid to the city and county of Honolulu for the expansion of the feral chicken program.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of customer services of the city and county of Honolulu for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 for a statewide education campaign to provide the public with information on the feeding of feral animals.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the vector control branch of the department of health for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. In accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Hawaii State Constitution and sections 37‑91 and 37‑93, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the legislature has determined that the appropriations contained in H.B. No. , will cause the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024‑2025 to be exceeded by $ or 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 $100,000 or 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 $ or per cent. The reasons for exceeding the general fund expenditure ceiling are that:
(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 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title:
Feral Chicken Program; Feral Animals; City and County of Honolulu; DOH; Appropriation; Expenditure Ceiling
Description:
Appropriates funds to the City and County of Honolulu for the expansion of the feral chicken project and the Vector Control Branch of the Department of Health for a statewide education campaign for the feeding of feral animals. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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