HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM & CULTURE

Rep. Jerry L. Chang, Chair

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita, Vice Chair

Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr.	Rep. Glenn Wakai
Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu	Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching
Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay	Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto
Rep. Clift Tsuji

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu, Chair

Rep. Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair

Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr.	Rep. Clift Tsuji
Rep. Jerry L. Chang	Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita
Rep. Robert N. Herkes	Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching
Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay	Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Tuesday, March 14, 2006
TIME:	9:30 a.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 2667 SD2 (SSCR2572)	RELATING TO FIREWORKS. Clarifies fireworks terminology to be consistent with federal law; repeals and amends definitions. (SD2)	TAC, JUD
SB 2213 SD2 (SSCR2616)	RELATING TO TORT ACTIONS. Makes effective minor's waiver of liability for injuries from use of motorsports facilities; provides qualified immunity to a public entity and public employees from injuries from such use. (SD2)	TAC, JUD
SB 2974 SD1 (SSCR2739)	RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. Repeals part I of Act 58, SLH 2004, granting HTA authority to hire an attorney for specialized services, supervise its own accounts, appoint a sports coordinator, and expend up to 5% of special fund moneys for administration, effective 6/30/11. (SD1)	TAC, JUD, FIN
SB 3114 SD2 (SSCR2740)	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE COMMUNITY WORK DAY PROGRAM. Makes an appropriation from the Hawaii tourism authority and the deposit beverage container deposit special fund for the community work day program. (SD2)	TAC, FIN
SB 2570 SD2 (SSCR2707)	RELATING TO DIGITAL MEDIA. Temporarily replaces the motion picture and film production tax credit with the motion picture, digital media, and film production tax credit which provides an income tax credit amounting to 15% of qualified production costs incurred, in any county of Hawaii with a population over 700,000, and 20% in any county of Hawaii with a population under 700,000; establishes criteria to qualify for the tax credit; caps credit at $8,000,000 per production. (SD2)	TAC, FIN
SB 2454 SD1 (SSCR2682)	RELATING TO OUT-OF-STATE SALES OF TIME SHARE INTERESTS. Provides that chapter 514E, relating to time shares, does not apply to a sale outside the United States of an interest in a time share unit in Hawaii if the unit is part of a time share plan that was previously registered in Hawaii. (SD1)	TAC, CPC
SB 2057 SD2 (SSCR2698)	RELATING TO TIME SHARE ZONING. Authorizes certain counties to restrict time share units and time share plans in zoning districts, if the county establishes a time share zoning district. Effective 7/1/2020. (SD2)	TAC/EDB, WLO, FIN

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________________________________________ Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu Chair		________________________________________ Rep. Jerry L. Chang Chair