CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 11-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    S.B. No. 2434

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2434, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to revise the appointment process for the Stadium Authority, by:

     (1)  Increasing the membership from nine to eleven members, with nine voting members;

     (2)  Clarifying that of the nine voting members, the Governor shall appoint three directly, appoint three from a list of nominees from the general public submitted by the President of the Senate; and appoint three from a list of nominees from the general public submitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

     (3)  Establishing a schedule for filling future vacancies.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date from July 1, 2025, to upon its approval; and

     (2)  Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2434, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2434, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair	____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair
____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Co-Chair	____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM, Co-Chair