Report Title:
Stadium Authority; Membership; Appointment Process
Description:
Revises the membership and appointment process of the Stadium Authority. (HB767 HD1)
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
H.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE STADIUM AUTHORITY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 109-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) There shall be within the department
of accounting and general services for administrative purposes only, a stadium
authority whose responsibility shall be to maintain, operate, and manage the
stadium and facilities attached thereto and to provide for the maintenance,
operation, management, and promotion of the Kapolei recreational sports
complex. The authority shall consist of [nine] eleven members, of
whom nine shall be voting members who shall be appointed by the governor in
the manner prescribed by section 26-34[.], as follows:
(1) Three to be appointed directly by the governor;
(2) Three to be appointed from a list of nominees from the general public submitted by the president of the senate; and
(3) Three to be appointed from a list of nominees from the general public submitted by the speaker of the house of representatives.
Each member of the authority shall have been a
citizen of the United States and a resident of the State for at least five
years next preceding the member's appointment. The president of the University
of Hawaii and the superintendent of education shall be ex officio nonvoting
members of the authority [but shall not vote]."
SECTION 2. Upon the enactment of this Act, all appointments with voting authority to the stadium authority shall be made in accordance with section 1 of this Act; provided that:
(1) The first, third, and fifth vacancies occurring after the effective date of this Act in the stadium authority membership, other than ex officio membership vacancies, shall be appointed by the governor from lists provided by the president of the senate;
(2) The second, fourth, and sixth vacancies occurring after the effective date of this Act in the stadium authority membership, other than ex officio membership vacancies, shall be appointed by the governor from lists provided by the speaker of the house of representatives; and
(3) The seventh, eighth, and ninth vacancies shall be appointed directly by the governor.
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2112.