STAND. COM. REP. NO.  380

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 1168

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1168 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AIRPORTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to allow the Director of Transportation to adopt rules to require users or occupiers of airport land, buildings, or facilities to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the State against all claims, suits, and demands arising out of or resulting from the use or occupation.

     The Department of Transportation testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Clarifying that use or occupation relates only to business or commercial activities;

     (2)  Specifying that the Director of Transportation may adopt rules relating to the designation of airport operational areas; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1168, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1168, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair