Bill Text: HI SB469 | 2017 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The Judiciary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-07-12 - Act 195, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1309). [SB469 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2017-SB469-Amended.html
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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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. SHORT TITLE. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Judiciary Appropriations Act of 2017.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise clear from the context, as used in this Act:
(a) "Means of financing," or "MOF," means the source from which funds are appropriated or authorized 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 Federal funds
P Other federal funds
W Revolving funds
(b) "Permanent position ceiling" means the maximum number of permanent positions that an expending agency is authorized for a particular program during a specified period or periods, as denoted by an asterisk.
(c) "Program ID" means the unique identifier for the specific program, and consists of the abbreviation for the judiciary (JUD) followed by the organization number for the program.
PART II. PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS
SECTION 3. APPROPRIATIONS. The following sums, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to accomplish the purposes and programs designated herein, are hereby appropriated or authorized from the means of financing specified to the judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2019. The total expenditures and the number of positions in each fiscal year of the biennium shall not exceed the sums and the number indicated for each fiscal year, except as provided elsewhere in this Act, or as provided by general law.
PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS
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ITEM NO. |
PROG. ID |
PROGRAM |
EXPENDING AGENCY |
FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018 |
M O F |
FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 |
M O F |
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72.00* 72.00*
OPERATING JUD 6,969,713A 7,017,137A
1,076.50* 1,076.50*
OPERATING JUD 84,362,500A 84,571,106A
41.00* 41.00*
JUD 4,303,649B 4,303,649B
207.00* 207.00*
OPERATING JUD 17,022,300A 16,895,435A
228.00* 228.00*
OPERATING JUD 19,950,257A 19,998,721A
99.00* 99.00*
OPERATING JUD 7,755,550A 7,773,315A
1.00* 1.00*
OPERATING JUD 98,790A 98,790A
227.00* 227.00*
OPERATING JUD 26,737,667A 26,392,458A
1.00* 1.00*
JUD 7,993,737B 7,993,737B
JUD 343,261W 343,261W
INVESTMENT CAPITAL JUD 1,000,000C 1,600,000C
PART III. PROGRAM APPROPRIATION PROVISIONS
SECTION 4. Provided that whenever the need arises, the chief justice, in administering an equitable and expeditious judicial process, may transfer sufficient funds and positions between programs for operating purposes; and provided further 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, may enter into the undertaking with the federal government, private organization, or individual.
SECTION 6. Provided that the judiciary may transfer savings from its general fund appropriation to the driver education and training fund to accommodate any temporary cash flow deficits.
PART IV. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
SECTION 7. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AUTHORIZED. The sums of money appropriated or authorized in part II of this Act for capital improvements shall be expended for the projects listed below. Several related or similar projects may be combined into a single project if such combination is advantageous or convenient for implementation; provided that the total cost of the projects thus combined shall not exceed the total of the sum specified for the projects separately. (The amount after each cost element and the total funding for each project listed in this part are in thousands of dollars.)
THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM
A. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
JUD601 - ADMINISTRATION
1. HOAPILI HALE SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS PHASES 1, 2, AND 3, MAUI
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR SECURITY-RELATED IMPROVEMENTS AT HOAPILI HALE, MAUI.
DESIGN 100 150
CONSTRUCTION 900 1,450
TOTAL FUNDING JUD 1,000 C 1,600 C
PART V. ISSUANCE OF BONDS
SECTION 8. 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 $2,600,000.
PART VI. SPECIAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 9. 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 2017-2018 and fiscal year 2018-2019 that are unencumbered as of June 30, 2020, shall lapse as of that date.
SECTION 10. 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 11. All unrequired balances in the general obligation bond fund, after the objectives of part II appropriations for capital improvements listed as projects in part IV of this Act have been met, shall be transferred to the judiciary project adjustment fund.
SECTION 12. 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 judiciary project adjustment fund; provided that supplemental allotments shall not be used to increase the scope of the project.
SECTION 13. Where it has been determined that changed conditions, such as a 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 such reduction of project scope.
SECTION 14. The chief justice shall determine when and the manner in which 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 15. Any law or any provision of this Act 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 16. If any portion of this Act or its application to any person, entity, or circumstance is held to be invalid for any reason, the legislature declares that the remainder of the Act and each and every other provision thereof shall not be affected thereby. If any portion of a specific appropriation is held to be invalid for any reason, the remaining portion shall be expended to fulfill the objective of such appropriation to the extent possible.
SECTION 17. In the event manifest clerical, typographical, or other mechanical errors are found in this Act, the chief justice is hereby authorized to correct such errors.
SECTION 18. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2017.
Report Title:
Judiciary Package; Appropriations; Budget
Description:
Appropriates funds for the judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2017 and ending 6/30/2019. Effective 7/1/2017. (HD1)
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