THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM

Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Chair

Senator Ronald D. Kouchi, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011

DATE:	Tuesday, February 15, 2011
TIME:	1:15 PM
PLACE:	Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB 602 Testimony Status	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO LEGALIZE SLOT MACHINE GAMBLING AND GAMBLING BY VIDEO POKER MACHINES. Proposes a constitutional amendment to legalize slot machine and video poker gambling that are not visible from the street in designated resort areas within Waikiki on the island of Oahu as provided by law.	TSM, JDL
SB 1186 Testimony Status	RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. Applies the transient accommodations tax to transient accommodations that are furnished on a complimentary or gratuitous basis, or otherwise at no charge.	TSM, WAM [Measure deleted on 02-11-11]
SB 1186 Proposed SD1 Testimony Status	RELATING TO THE TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX. (Proposed SD1)  Applies a daily $10 transient accommodations tax to each transient accommodation furnished on a complimentary or gratuitous basis, or otherwise at no charge.  Imposes a ceiling on the amount of transient accommodation tax funds transferred to the tourism special fund and to the counties for any period ending prior to July 1, 2015.  Requires a portion of excess transient accommodations tax revenues to be used for environmental protection, improvements to public facilities impacted by visitors, and advancing Hawaiian culture and the arts.  No testimony will be accepted.	TSM, WAM [Measure added 02-11-11]
SB 1530 Testimony Status	RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS. Authorizes BLNR to extend leases of public lands for commercial, hotel, resort, or industrial use upon approval of a proposed development agreement to make substantial improvements to the premises.	TSM/WLH, WAM
SB 112 Testimony Status	RELATING TO TOURISM. Appropriates funds in FY 2011-2012 and FY 2012-2013 for the application of a spaceport license from the Federal Aviation Administration to establish space tourism in Hawaii.	PGM/EDT/TSM, WAM

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES:  If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-587-7200.