HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Ben Cabreros

Rep. Nobu Yonamine

Rep. Willie Espero

Rep. Ron Davis

Rep. Michael Magaoay

Rep. Charles Djou

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Bertha Leong

Rep. Scott Saiki

Rep. Mark Moses

Rep. Nathan Suzuki

Rep. Jim Rath

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 28, 2001

TIME:

5:10 PM.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A # 3

 

HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, AGENDA # 8:

 

HB 472

HD1

(HSCR383)

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Establishes the Hawaii school repair and maintenance trust fund as a separate fund of Hawaii 3R's, a nonprofit corporation, for coordination of private and federal efforts to repair and maintain public schools. Establishes a tax credit and procurement procedures for state contracts.

EDN,FIN
     

 

HEARD ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, AGENDA # 9:

 

HB 1356

HD2

(HSCR535)

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Prohibits health insurers from charging per-injection or oral medication co-payments for specific drugs that control multiple sclerosis. (HB1356 HD2)

HLT,FIN

 

 

 

 

HEARD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, AGENDA # 1:

 

HB 724

RELATING TO CONCESSIONS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.

Provides statutory authorization to enter into concession contracts by competitive sealed proposals; and amends the definition of concession to include the sale of services such as advertising, communications, and telecommunications.

FIN

 

HEARD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, AGENDA # 3:

 

HB 269

HD1 (PROPOSED)

RELATING TO TOURISM.

PROPOSED HD1:

Increases the number of Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) voting members. Establishes the convention center enterprise special fund. Assigns HTA the responsibility for marketing, managing, using, operating, and maintaining the convention center facility. Allows excess TAT revenues to be used for expanding Hawaii business tourism and investing in Hawaii's natural resources.

FIN

 

 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6200.

 

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Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine

Chair