Bill Text: HI SB1319 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Funds.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-15 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. [SB1319 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-SB1319-Introduced.html
THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
1319 |
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO FUNDS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
(1) By amending section 61 to read as follows:
"SECTION 61. [Repealed.] Any provision of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the
governor is authorized to transfer savings or unrequired balances as may be
available from the appropriated funds of any program in this Act to supplement
the appropriation for any other program in this Act to cope with the effects of
natural disasters or other unforeseen emergencies; provided that the effects of
such natural disasters or emergencies create an urgent need to pursue a course
of action which is in the best interest of the State; provided further that the
use of such funds does not conflict with general law; provided further that no
funds shall be expended without a formal declaration of a natural disaster or
emergency by the governor; provided further that this authority shall not
extend beyond July 1 of the immediately succeeding fiscal year; provided
further that any funds unencumbered or unexpended as of July 1 of the immediately
succeeding fiscal year shall lapse as of that date; and provided further that
the governor shall notify the legislature within five days of each use of this
authority and submit a report to the legislature of all uses of this authority
for the previous fiscal year no later than September 1 of each year."
(2) By amending section
72 to read as follows:
"SECTION 72. [Repealed.] Unless otherwise provided in this Act, the governor is authorized
to transfer operating funds between appropriations within the same fund, within
an expending agency, for operating purposes; provided that the governor shall
submit a report to the legislature within five days of each use of this
authority; provided further that the report shall include the date of transfer,
the amount of the transfer, the program ID from which funds were transferred,
the program ID to which funds were transferred, the impact to the program ID
funds are transferred from, and a detailed explanation of the public purposes
served by the transfer of resources; and provided further that the governor
shall submit to the legislature a summary report containing the aforementioned
information for each use of this authority for the previous twelve month period
from December 1 to November 30 no later than thirty days prior to the convening
of the regular sessions of 2022 and 2023."
(3) By amending section 87 to read as
follows:
"SECTION 87. [Repealed.] Notwithstanding
any provision in part III of this Act, the governor is authorized to transfer
savings or unrequired balances as may be available of general funds from any
program in this Act to supplement the department of land and natural resources'
fire fighter's contingency fund; provided further that these funds shall be
used to prevent, control, and extinguish wildland fires within forest reserves,
public hunting areas, wildlife and plant sanctuaries, and natural area
reserves, and to fulfill mutual aid agreements in cooperation with fire control
agencies of the counties and federal government."
SECTION 2. Statutory
material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY: |
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Funds; Appropriations
Description:
Reinstates Governor's authority to transfer funds to cope with the effects of natural disasters, for operating purposes, or to supplement the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Fire Fighter's Contingency Fund.
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