STAND. COM. REP. NO.  384

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1020

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.B. No. 1020, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ALOHA TOWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to address concerns raised by the Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding, among other things, the jurisdiction of the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) and the resolution of debt and other financial issues concerning the Aloha Tower Complex by:

     (1)  Establishing the Aloha Tower Complex area and                  designating the boundaries of the area to be controlled       by HCDA;

     (2)  Stipulating that DOT shall be responsible for the              implementation of the harbors modernization plan;

     (3)  Transferring all rights, powers, functions, duties, and        assets, including leases, of the Aloha Tower Development      Corporation to HCDA;

     (4)  Transferring the Aloha Tower Fund to HCDA; and

     (5)  Appropriating an unspecified amount of funds out of the        Aloha Tower Fund for the operating expenses of HCDA.

     DOT testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism supported the intent of this bill.  HCDA and the Hawaii Harbors Users Group provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to January 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1020, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1020, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair