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

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

469

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017

S.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

H.D. 1

 

C.D. 1

 

 

 

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:

     "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

     "Position ceiling" means the maximum number of permanent and temporary full-time equivalent positions authorized for a particular program during a specified period or periods, as denoted by an asterisk for permanent full-time equivalent positions and a pound sign for temporary full-time equivalent positions.

     "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.  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, 2017, and ending June 30, 2019.  The total expenditures and the number of permanent and temporary full-time equivalent 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 otherwise provided in this Act or as provided by general law.





PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

APPROPRIATIONS

 

ITEM

NO.

PROG.

ID

PROGRAM

EXPENDING

AGENCY

FISCAL

YEAR

2017-2018

M

O

F

FISCAL

YEAR

2018-2019

M

O

F

The Judicial System

1.   JUD101 - COURTS OF APPEAL

                                                 73.00*         73.00*

                                                  1.00#          1.00#

OPERATING                         JUD        6,926,345A     6,973,769A

 

2.   JUD310 - FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

                                              1,085.50*      1,085.50*

                                                 93.58#         93.58#

OPERATING                         JUD       84,618,183A    84,869,401A

                                                 41.00*         41.00*

                                  JUD        4,303,649B     4,303,649B

 

3.   JUD320 - SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

                                                207.00*        207.00*

                                                  1.68#          1.68#

OPERATING                         JUD       16,897,963A    16,937,804A

 

4.   JUD330 - THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

                                                228.00*        228.00*

                                                  5.68#          5.68#

OPERATING                         JUD       19,970,037A    20,018,501A

 

5.   JUD350 - FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

                                                 99.00*         99.00*

                                                  2.60#          2.60#

OPERATING                         JUD        7,765,050A     7,782,815A

 

6.   JUD501 - JUDICIAL SELECTION COMMISSION

                                                  1.00*          1.00*

OPERATING                         JUD           98,790A        98,790A

 

7.   JUD601 - ADMINISTRATION

                                                227.00*        227.00*

                                                 10.48#         10.48#

OPERATING                         JUD       26,762,596A    26,417,387A

                                                  1.00*          1.00*

                                                  9.00#          9.00#

                                  JUD        7,993,737B     7,993,737B

                                  JUD          343,261W       343,261W

INVESTMENT CAPITAL                JUD        7,750,000C     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; 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, 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.

     SECTION 7.  Provided that the chief justice:

     (1)  Shall expend the general funds transferred for fiscal year 2017-2018 and fiscal year 2018-2019 under section 21 of the General Appropriations Act of 2017 to the judiciary from the office of the public defender (BUF151) for the administration and operation of the community court outreach project during the applicable fiscal year, including payment of the personal services costs for the positions listed under paragraph (3);

     (2)  Shall assign the transferred general funds to the budget program ID deemed appropriate by the chief justice; and

     (3)  May establish one of more of the following permanent positions, which shall be additional to the position ceilings of part II, for the administration and operation of the community court outreach project:

         (A)  1.00 permanent court coordinator; or

         (B)  1.00 permanent social worker; and

     (4)  The chief justice shall submit a report on the community court outreach project to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the regular sessions of 2018 and 2019.  Additionally, if requested by the public defender, the chief justice shall include in the report required under this paragraph the community court outreach project memoranda of agreement required in section 21 of the General Appropriations Act of 2017.

PART IV.  CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

     SECTION 8.  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 sums specified for the projects separately.  The amount after each cost element and the amount of total funding for each project in this part are listed in thousands of dollars.


A.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

JUD601 - ADMINISTRATION

 

1.          EWA DISTRICT COURT MITIGATE WATER INTRUSION AND SETTLEMENT - PHASE 2, OAHU

 

            DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TO MITIGATE WATER INTRUSION AND SETTLEMENT - PHASE 2, OAHU.

            DESIGN                                           20           

            CONSTRUCTION                                    200           

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD               220 C           C

 

2.          EWA DISTRICT COURT ROOF FALL PROTECTION AND RE-ROOFING, OAHU

 

            DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF ROOF FALL PROTECTION AND RE-ROOFING, OAHU.

            DESIGN                                           25           

            CONSTRUCTION                                    175           

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD               200 C           C

 

3.          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

 


 

4.          KAAHUMANU HALE FIRE ALARM AND ELEVATOR SYSTEMS UPGRADE AND MODERNIZATION, OAHU

 

            PLANS AND DESIGN FOR FIRE ALARM AND ELEVATOR UPGRADE AND MODERNIZATION AT KAAHUMANU HALE, OAHU.

            PLANS                                           253           

            DESIGN                                        1,012           

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD             1,265 C           C

 

5.          KAPUAIWA BUILDING SEPARATE STORM DRAIN AND SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS, OAHU

 

            DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THE STORM DRAINAGE AND BASEMENT LEVEL SANITARY SEWER LINES OF THE JUDICIARY'S KAPUAIWA BUILDING. THE KAPUAIWA BUILDING CURRENTLY COMBINES AND DISCHARGES INTO THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU'S ("CITY") SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM. NOT ONLY IS THIS COMBINED DISCHARGE CONTRIBUTING TO THE RECENT FLOODING IN THE KAPUAIWA BASEMENT, BUT IT IS A VIOLATION OF CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU ORDINANCE. THIS PROJECT WILL ADD A NEW SANITARY SEWER LIFT STATION, MODIFY THE EXISTING PUMP STATION TO SERVE THE STORM DRAINAGE, AND SEPARATE STORM WATER AND WASTEWATER DISCHARGE FLOWS.

            DESIGN                                          125           

            CONSTRUCTION                                    550           

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD               675 C           C

 


 

6.          KAUAI JUDICIARY COMPLEX REROOF AND REPAIR LEAKS AND DAMAGES, KAUAI

 

            DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TO REROOF COURTHOUSE. REPAIR COOLING TOWER ROOF. INSTALL FALL PROTECTION SAFETY ANCHORS. INSTALL ROOF ACCESS HATCH AND LADDER. REPAIR AND REPAINT EXTERIOR FINISH SYSTEM AT EXTERIOR WALLS. RESEAL WINDOWS. REPLACE EXTERIOR DOORS. REPAIR WATER DAMAGES AT INTERIOR LOCATIONS. REPAIR OTHER INCIDENTAL DAMAGES.

            DESIGN                                          390           

            CONSTRUCTION                                  1,000           

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD             1,390 C           C

 

7.          LUMP SUM CIP FOR JUDICIARY FACILITIES, STATEWIDE

 

            PLANS, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE GENERAL ALTERATIONS, UPGRADES, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO JUDICIARY FACILITIES, STATEWIDE.

            PLANS                                            50           

            DESIGN                                          300           

            CONSTRUCTION                                  2,625           

            EQUIPMENT                                        25           

               TOTAL FUNDING              JUD             3,000 C           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 $9,350,000.

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 2017-2018 and fiscal year 2018-2019 that are unencumbered as of June 30, 2020, 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.  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 13.  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 14.  Any law or any provision of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the chief justice may supplement funds for any cost element of a capital improvement project authorized under this Act by transferring such sums as may be necessary 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 15.  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 16.  If manifest clerical, typographical, or other mechanical errors are found in this Act, the chief justice may correct such errors.

     SECTION 17.  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.  (CD1)

 

 

 

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