THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair

Senator Brickwood Galuteria, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009

DATE:	Thursday, February 5, 2009
TIME:	2:45 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Tuesday, February 3, 2009)

SB 9 Testimony	RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Repeals the cap on transient accommodations tax deposits to the convention center enterprise special fund and changes the percentage amount of revenue deposited into the tourism special fund.	TSM, WAM
SB 264 Testimony	RELATING TO TOURISM. Makes technical amendment to tourism law regarding development of measures of effectiveness.	TSM
SB 271 Testimony	RELATING TO TOURISM EMERGENCY. Adds a national or global economic crisis to situations considered a tourism emergency.  Requires, in addition to the governor's declaration of the existence of a tourism emergency, the governor's express approval and direction before action may be taken.	TSM, WAM
SB 279 Testimony	RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Provides a vehicle to increase the TAT to pay for culturally-related programs.	TSM, WAM
SB 284 Testimony	RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Requires that not less than      % of moneys allocated to the tourism special fund from the transient accommodations tax be used for tourism product development.	TSM, WAM

No testimony will be accepted.

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