THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM

Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Chair

Senator Shan S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2003

TIME:

1:15pm (following TSM/ECD hearing)

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Wednesday, March 19, 2003)

HB 1554

HD1

(HSCR856)

RELATING TO COUNTY TAXES.

Repeals the provision allowing each county to establish a one-half per cent general excise and use tax (GETU) surcharge, and allows counties with populations of 200,000 or more to establish a blank per cent general excise and use tax surcharge. Changes the transient accommodations tax allocations to the counties and Tourism Special Fund if GETU surcharge is imposed. (HB1554 HD1)

TMG/TSM, WAM

(Please note: The Committee on TMG held its decision making the above measure(s) on Wednesday, March 19, 2003.)

 

HB 1395

HD1

(HSCR757)

RELATING TO SPECIAL FACILITY PROJECTS.

Extends the authority of the Hawaii community development authority to issue special facility revenue bonds to the fiscal biennium 2003-2005; amends definition of special facility (HB1395 HD1).

WLA/TSM, WAM

(Please note: The Committee on WLA held its decision making the above measure(s) on Wednesday, March 19, 2003.)

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6852.