STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1475-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 2434

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Tourism & Culture and Economic Development & Business Concerns, to which was referred S.B. No. 2434 entitled:

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

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve the appointment process for the Stadium Authority and allow for greater input from the public by:

     (1)  Increasing the membership of the Stadium Authority to eleven members, with nine voting members;

     (2)  Specifying that of the nine voting members, the Governor shall:

          (A)  Appoint three members directly;

          (B)  Appoint three members from a list of nominees submitted by the President of the Senate; and

          (C)  Appoint three members from a list of nominees submitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

          and

     (3)  Establishing a schedule for filling future vacancies of the Stadium Authority.

     A concerned individual supported this bill.  The Department of Accounting and General Services opposed this bill. 

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2025, to encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Tourism & Culture and Economic Development & Business Concerns that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2434, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2434, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Tourism & Culture and Economic Development & Business Concerns,

____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair