Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2637, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide temporary relief from lease and permit requirements for airport vendors who want to make improvements.

Specifically, this measure allows the Department of Transportation to modify terms of concession leases and permits upon mutual agreement with concessions seeking to make improvements, for leases signed after April 30, 2002, and which did not receive rent relief pursuant to Act 201, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004. This measure also requires the Department of Transportation to solicit bids for new leases within twelve months prior to the termination of any lease or permit receiving an extension provided by the measure.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this measure by making various technical amendments, including clarifying that permits as well as concession leases are covered by the measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2637, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2637, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.