CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 48
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2009
RE: H.B. No. 994
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2009
State of Hawaii
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President of the Senate
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2009
State of Hawaii
Sir and Madam:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 994, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TOURISM,"
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 establish space tourism in Hawaii and expand the technology sector of our economy by appropriating moneys out of the Airport Revenue and Tourism Special Funds to apply to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a spaceport license.
Space tourism could significantly increase state revenue sources, provide new aerospace jobs, and rejuvenate economic development in the Kalaeloa area. However, as only a few spaceport licenses are available from the FAA, timely passage of this measure is essential.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments to ensure that the funds appropriated from the Airport Revenue and Tourism Special Funds may be expended by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the spaceport license application;
(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2009; and
(3) Making other technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity consistency, and style.
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 H.B. No. 994, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 994, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
_______________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair |
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____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair |
_______________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ ISAAC W. CHOY, Co-Chair |
_______________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Co-Chair |
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