STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1243

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 382

      S.D. 1

      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 Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 382, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to expand the membership of the Stadium Authority (Authority) from nine to eleven members and revise the appointment process of the Authority by:

     (1)  Requiring three members to be appointed directly by the Governor;

     (2)  Requiring three members to be appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the President of the Senate; and

     (3)  Requiring three members to be appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The President of the University of Hawaii and Superintendent of Education remain ex officio nonvoting members of the Authority under this measure.

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

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 382, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 382, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs,

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JOEY MANAHAN, Chair