STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1416

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.B. No. 1818

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1818, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTY CONCESSIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide an exemption to nonprofit corporations from the 15-year limit on the grant of county concessions or concession space.

     The Mayor of the County of Maui and the Maui County Council testified in support of this bill. 

     Your Committee finds that the 15-year limit on county leases prevents worthy nonprofit organizations from securing grants that are needed to fund capital improvement projects for county concessions.  Exempting nonprofit corporations from the 15-year limit will enable the counties to secure much-needed funding.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1818, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1818, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs,

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KEN ITO, Chair