Report Title:
Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority; Board of Directors
Description:
Expands the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority board of directors from eleven members to thirteen members by adding two additional members from among the tenants of the research and technology park.
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 227D-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The governing body of the authority
shall consist of a board of directors having [eleven] thirteen
voting members. [Three] Five members [from the general public]
shall be appointed by the governor for staggered terms pursuant to section
26-34[,]. Two of these members shall be selected by the governor from
among the tenants holding leases on property within the natural energy
laboratory of Hawaii authority research and technology park. The remaining
three shall be selected from the general public, except that one [of
these members] shall be a resident of the county of Hawaii[. The
members shall be selected], on the basis of their knowledge,
interest, and proven expertise in, but not limited to, one or more of the
following fields: finance, commerce and trade, corporate management,
marketing, economics, engineering, energy management, real estate development,
property management, aquaculture, and ocean science. The chairperson and
secretary of the research advisory committee shall serve on the board. The
director of business, economic development, and tourism, the chairperson of the
board of land and natural resources, the president of the University of Hawaii,
the mayor of the county of Hawaii, an appointed member from the board of the
high technology development corporation, and an appointed member from the board
of the Hawaii strategic development corporation, or their designated
representatives, shall serve as ex officio, voting members of the board. The
director of business, economic development, and tourism shall serve as the
chairperson until such time as a chairperson is elected by the board from the
membership. The board shall elect other officers as it deems necessary."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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