STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3088
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: H.B. No. 1923
H.D. 1
S.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Tourism, to which was referred H.B. No. 1923, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to repeal the sunset of some provisions of part I of Act 58, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, allowing the Hawaii Tourism Authority to supervise its own accounts, appoint a sports coordinator, and expend five percent of special fund moneys for administration.
This measure also extends the sunset date from June 30, 2007 to June 30, 2010 of provisions in Act 58 relating to the ability of the Hawaii Tourism Authority to hire private attorneys.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Tourism Authority and Hawaii Lodging & Hotel Association. Testimony in partial opposition was received from the State Attorney General.
The provisions of Act 58 which are the subject of this measure were intended to allow the Hawaii Tourism Authority to execute its financial transactions more effectively, perform its contracts on a timely basis, improve its overall efficiencies, and be more responsive to stakeholders. According to testimony of the Hawaii Tourism Authority on a companion Senate measure, the intent of these provisions have been met and exceeded. Therefore, the sunset of these provisions in Act 58 should be removed and the provisions made permanent.
Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting its contents and inserting provisions of S.B. No. 2974 to make permanent the enactments of part I of Act 58, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, upon approval.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1923, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1923, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism,
____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair |
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