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HI HB1164
Bill
Status
1/27/2021
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Holt
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AI Summary
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Appropriates general revenue funds to the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum (officially designated as the State of Hawaii Museum of Natural and Cultural History) for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 to support museum operations and staff hiring.
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Requires the appropriated funds to supplement rather than replace the museum's base budget allocation from the department of budget and finance.
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Directs the director of budget and finance to include line-item funding for the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum in annual budget requests beginning with the 2025-2026 fiscal year and thereafter.
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Finds that state funding for the museum has decreased significantly over the preceding decade despite the museum's role as a premier resource for Hawaiian and Pacific cultural artifacts and biological specimens.
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Effective date is July 1, 2065.
Legislative Description
Relating To The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
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) Har, Kong, Matayoshi excused (3).
2/19/2021