THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2992
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012
STATE OF HAWAII

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, [who] nine of whom shall be appointed by the governor in the manner prescribed by section 26-34.  Each appointed 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, or the president's designee, shall be an ex officio member of the authority and shall have the power to vote on matters before the authority.  The [president of the University of Hawaii and the] superintendent of education shall be an ex officio [members] member of the authority but shall not vote."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Stadium Authority

Description:

Amends section 109-1(a), HRS, to make the president of the University of Hawaii, or the president's designee, a voting member of the stadium authority.  Clarifies the total membership of the authority by including ex officio members in the member count.

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