STAND. COM. REP. NO.1192-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: S.B. No. 2306
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2306, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill, as received, is to provide economic relief to airport concessionaires and to finance costs related to implementing new security measures at state airports.
Specifically, this bill:
(1) Provides relief beyond April 30, 2002, for airport concessions suffering from the terrorist events of September 11, 2001;
(2) Allows airport concessions suffering from those events but whose concession agreements are terminated due to a new concession operator, to recover their bonds and deposits and not be barred from doing business with the State for five years as provided by present law;
(3) Prohibits concessions suffering losses or damages due to such termination from making any claim for damages or losses against the State;
(4) Provides a mechanism to allow concessions to obtain a revocable permit if necessary in light of a natural disaster or continuing adverse economic condition; and
(5) Establishes a passenger facility charge to finance costs related to implementing new security measures at state airports.
The Airport Concessionaires Committee, State Committee of Blind Vendors, Avis Rent A Car Systems, Inc., Dollar Rent A Car Systems, Inc., Host International, DFS Pacific, National Car Rental, Alamo Rent A Car, Catrala-Hawaii, and numerous representatives of Greeters of Hawaii testified in support of the intent of this bill. The Department of Transportation testified in opposition to this bill. The Airlines Committee of Hawaii commented on this measure.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Eliminating the provisions allowing airport concessions suffering from the impact of the events of September 11th whose concession agreements are terminated due to new concessionaires to recover their bonds and deposits; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, conformity, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2306, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2306, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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