Bill Text: HI HB300 | 2011 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Judiciary; Appropriations

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-31 - (H) Act 061, on 5/26/2011 (Gov. Msg. No. 1164). [HB300 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2011-HB300-Amended.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

300

TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011

H.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

S.D. 2

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


PART I.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SECTION 1.  This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Judiciary Appropriations Act of 2011.

     SECTION 2.  Unless otherwise clear from the context, as used in this Act:

     (a)  "Program ID" means the unique identifier for the specific program, and consists of the abbreviation for the judiciary (JUD) followed by a designated number for the program.

     (b)  "Means of Financing", or "MOF", means the source from which funds are appropriated, or authorized, as the case may be, to be expended for the programs and projects specified in this Act.  All appropriations are followed by letter symbols.  The letter symbols, where used, shall have the following meanings:

     A    General funds

     B    Special funds

     C    General obligation bond funds

     N    Other federal funds

     W    Revolving funds

     (c)  "Position ceiling" means the maximum number of permanent positions authorized for a particular program during a specified period or periods, as noted by an asterisk.

PART II.  PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS

     SECTION 3.  The following sums, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to accomplish the purposes and programs designated herein, are appropriated or authorized from the sources of funding specified to the judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2013.  The total expenditures and the number of permanent positions established in each fiscal year of the fiscal biennium shall not exceed the sums and the position ceilings indicated for each year, except as provided in this Act.


The Judicial System

1.   JUD101 - COURTS OF APPEAL

                                                 79.00*         79.00*

OPERATING                         JUD        6,829,867A     6,829,867A

                                  JUD          243,261W       243,261W

 

2.   JUD310 - FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

                                              1,057.50*      1,057.50*

OPERATING                         JUD       69,794,700A    69,794,700A

                                                 41.00*         41.00*

                                  JUD        4,002,620B     4,002,620B

 

3.   JUD320 - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

                                                206.00*        206.00*

OPERATING                         JUD       14,426,601A    14,442,207A

 

4.   JUD330 - THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

                                                225.00*        225.00*

OPERATING                         JUD       16,745,777A    16,791,353A

 

5.   JUD350 - FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

                                                 98.00*         98.00*

OPERATING                         JUD        6,506,371A     6,529,159A

 

6.   JUD501 - JUDICIAL SELECTION COMMISSION

                                                  1.00*          1.00*

OPERATING                         JUD           89,248A        89,248A

 

7.   JUD601 - ADMINISTRATION

                                                213.00*        213.00*

OPERATING                         JUD       20,916,139A    20,916,139A

                                                  1.00*          1.00*

                                  JUD        6,930,290B     6,930,290B

                                  JUD          100,000W       100,000W

INVESTMENT CAPITAL                JUD       21,574,000C    14,350,000C

 

 


PART III.  PROGRAM PROVISIONS

     SECTION 4.  Provided that whenever the need arises, the chief justice, in administering an equitable and expeditious judicial process, is authorized to transfer sufficient funds and positions between programs for operating purposes; provided that no transfer shall be made to implement any collective bargaining contract signed after this legislature adjourns sine die.

     SECTION 5.  Provided that if the chief justice, or any agency, or any government unit secures federal funds or other property under any act of Congress, or any funds or other property from private organizations or individuals that are to be expended in connection with any program or works authorized by this Act, or otherwise, the chief justice, or the agency with the chief justice's approval, shall have the power to enter into the undertaking with the federal government, private organization, or individual.

     SECTION 6.  Provided that the judiciary is authorized to transfer savings from its general fund appropriation to the driver education and training fund to accommodate any temporary cash flow deficits.

     SECTION 7.  Provided that of the general fund appropriation for the judiciary, the sum of $8,062,376 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2011-2012 and the sum of $8,062,376 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012-2013 shall be expended to end the furlough program implemented by the judiciary; provided further that the funds shall not be expended for any other purpose; and provided further that any unexpended funds shall lapse to the general fund.

PART IV.  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

     SECTION 8.  The sum of $35,924,000 appropriated or authorized in part II of this Act for capital improvement projects shall be expended by the judiciary for the projects listed below; provided that several related or similar projects may be combined into a single project, if a combination is advantageous or convenient for implementation; provided further that the total cost of the projects thus combined shall not exceed the total of the sums specified for the projects separately.  The amount after each cost element and the total funding for each project listed in this part is in thousands of dollars.


A.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

JUD601 - ADMINISTRATION

 

1.          KAAHUMANU HALE ROOF AND LANAI UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS, OAHU

 

            PLANS, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION FOR ROOF AND LANAI UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS AT KAAHUMANU HALE, OAHU.

            PLANS                                            80           

            DESIGN                                          360           

            CONSTRUCTION                                  4,205           

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD             4,645 C           C

 

2.          KONA JUDICIARY COMPLEX, HAWAII

 

            LAND AND DESIGN FOR A NEW JUDICIARY COMPLEX AT KONA, HAWAII.

            LAND                                          4,500           

            DESIGN                                                    7,500

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD             4,500 C      7,500 C

 

3.          KAPOLEI JUDICIARY COMPLEX, OAHU

 

            DESIGN FOR A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES OFFICE BUILDING AT KAPOLEI, OAHU.

            DESIGN                                        6,500           

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD             6,500 C           C

 

4.          KAPUAIWA BUILDING WINDOW REPLACEMENT AND UPGRADE, OAHU

 

            DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR REPLACEMENT AND UPGRADE OF WINDOWS AT KAPUAIWA BUILDING, OAHU.

            DESIGN                                          185           

            CONSTRUCTION                                              1,850

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD               185 C      1,850 C

 


 

5.          KAUIKEAOULI HALE CELLBLOCK UPGRADE AND IMPROVEMENTS, OAHU

 

            PLANS AND DESIGN FOR SECURITY-RELATED UPGRADE AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MAIN CELLBLOCK AND CUSTODY HOLDING AREAS AT KAUIKEAOULI HALE, OAHU.

            PLANS                                            65           

            DESIGN                                          240           

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD               305 C           C

 

6.          KAAHUMANU HALE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM UPGRADE AND IMPROVEMENTS, OAHU

 

            PLANS AND DESIGN FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS UPGRADE AND IMPROVEMENTS AT KAAHUMANU HALE, OAHU.

            PLANS                                             7           

            DESIGN                                          140           

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD               147 C           C

 

7.          KAAHUMANU HALE ELEVATOR SYSTEM UPGRADE AND MODERNIZATION, OAHU

 

            PLANS AND DESIGN FOR UPGRADES AND MODERNIZATION TO THE ELEVATORS AT KAAHUMANU HALE, OAHU.

            PLANS                                            22           

            DESIGN                                          270           

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD               292 C           C

 

8.          LUMP SUM CIP FOR JUDICIARY FACILITIES, STATEWIDE

 

           

            PLANS                                           250         250

            DESIGN                                        2,250       2,250

            CONSTRUCTION                                  2,250       2,250

            EQUIPMENT                                       250         250

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD             5,000 C      5,000 C

 


PART V.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS

     SECTION 9.  General obligation bonds may be issued, as provided by law, to yield the amount that may be necessary to finance projects authorized in part II and listed in part IV of this Act; provided that the sum total of the general obligation bonds so issued shall not exceed $35,924,000.

PART VI.  SPECIAL PROVISIONS

     SECTION 10.  Any law or any provision of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the appropriations made for capital improvement projects authorized in part II and listed in part IV of this Act shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year for which the appropriations are made; provided that all appropriations made for fiscal year 2011-2012 and fiscal year 2012-2013 that are unencumbered as of June 30, 2014, shall lapse as of that date.

     SECTION 11.  The judiciary may delegate to other state or county agencies the planning, acquisition of land, design, construction, and equipment of any capital improvement project when it is determined by the judiciary to be advantageous to do so.

     SECTION 12.  All unrequired balances in the general obligation bond fund, after the objectives of the appropriations under part II for the capital improvements program purposes listed as projects in part IV of this Act have been met, shall be transferred to the judiciary project adjustment fund.

     SECTION 13.  If the amount allocated from the general obligation bond fund for a capital improvement project listed in part IV of this Act is insufficient, the chief justice may make supplemental allotments from the project adjustment fund; provided that supplemental allotments shall not be used to increase the scope of the project.

     SECTION 14.  Where it has been determined that changed conditions, such as the reduction in the particular population being served, permit the reduction in the scope of a project listed in part IV of this Act, the chief justice may authorize the reduction of the project's scope.

     SECTION 15.  The chief justice shall determine when and in what manner the authorized capital improvement projects shall be initiated.  The chief justice shall notify the governor from time to time of the specific amounts required for the projects, and the governor shall provide for those amounts through the issuance of bonds authorized in part V of this Act.

     SECTION 16.  Any law or any provision of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, the chief justice may supplement funds for any cost element for a capital improvement project authorized under this Act by transferring such sums as may be needed from the funds appropriated for other cost elements of the same project by this Act or by any other prior or future Act that has not lapsed; provided that the total expenditure of funds for all cost elements for the project shall not exceed the total appropriation for that project.

PART VII.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND EFFECTIVE DATE

     SECTION 17.  If any portion of this Act or its application to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid for any reason, the remainder of this Act and any provision thereof shall not be affected.  If any portion of a specific appropriation is held to be invalid for any reason, the remaining portion shall be independent of the invalid portion and shall be expended to fulfill the objective and intent of the appropriation to the extent possible.

     SECTION 18.  If any manifest clerical, typographical, or other mechanical error is found in this Act, the chief justice is authorized to correct the error.  All changes made pursuant to this section shall be reported to the legislature at its next regular session.

     SECTION 19.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2011.


Report Title:

Judiciary; Appropriations

 

Description:

Appropriates funds for the judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2013.  (SD2)

 

 

 

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