CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.149-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: S.B. No. 2306
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2306, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this measure is to provide state-subsidized economic relief to airport concessionaires.
Your Conference Committee amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the language proposed to be inserted as a new subsection (b) to section 102-10, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), to apply specifically and solely to reductions in business as a result of the 9/11/2001, terrorist attacks;
(2) Inserting a new subsection (c) to section 102-10, HRS, to require the State to provide relief to concessionaires to allow them to break even, and to provide that if the State and concessionaires cannot agree, an arbitrator shall be summoned;
(3) Inserting a new subsection (d) to section 102-10, HRS, to provide the period of relief;
(4) Inserting a new subsection (e) to section 102-10 , HRS, to provide procedures for written evidence and accounting;
(5) Inserting a new subsection (f) to section 102-10, HRS, relating to termination conditions;
(6) Inserting a new subsection (g) to section 102-10, HRS, requiring the State to return all deposits, bonds, and collateral to concessionaires in the event of contract termination;
(7) Inserting a new subsection (h) to section 102-10, HRS, to provide for suspension of all laws and rules inconsistent with providing relief to concessionaires;
(8) Inserting a new subsection (i) to section 102-10, HRS, to ensure compliance with federal laws; and
(9) Inserting a new subsection (j) to section 102-10, HRS, to require the State to provide reports to the legislature when concessionaires are granted relief.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2306, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2306, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair |
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____________________________ WILLIE C. ESPERO, Co-Chair |
____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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