HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Isaac W. Choy

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Ty Cullen

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Heather Giugni

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. Gil Riviere

Rep. Jo Jordan

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. Derek S.K. Kawakami

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday, March 29, 2012

TIME:

12:00 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A #  3

 

SB 2874, SD1

(HSCR1015-12)

Status

RELATING TO AIRPORT REVENUE.

Provides more flexibility to the department of transportation in renting land and facilities at airports for revenue generation purposes.

 

 

TRN, FIN

SB 2337, SD1

(HSCR1100-12)

Status

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Authorizes the Department of Transportation to extend the term of an airport concession, and to modify and amend the terms of any concession contracts, leases, and permits in exchange for revenue-enhancing improvements that are made or paid for by the concession.  Effective July 1, 2012.  Repeals July 1, 2014.

 

TRN, FIN

SB 2746, SD1, HD2

(HSCR1288-12)

Status

RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

Codifies certain provisions of Act 290, Session Laws of Hawaii 1997, and repeals the rest.  Authorizes the Department of Transportation to adopt rules for the registration of, and issuance of license plates for electric vehicles.  Exempts electric vehicles from parking fees under certain conditions.

 

TRN, EEP, FIN

SB 2747, SD1, HD2

(HSCR1183-12)

Status

RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARKING.

Clarifies the electric vehicle parking requirement.  Allows an electric vehicle parking space with a charging system to be located anywhere in the parking lot or structure.  Prohibits parking spaces designated for electric vehicles from displacing or reducing accessible stalls required by the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.  Effective January 1, 2013, imposes a warning on any person who parks an unauthorized vehicle in a space designated for electric vehicles.

 

TRN, EEP, FIN

SB 2872

(HSCR1157-12)

Status

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Allow any utility owners whose facility occupies State Highway right-of-way to provide their share of costs up front to the affected state agency for encumbrance of funds in related contracts by way of an agreement to pay.

 

TRN, FIN

SB 2946, SD2, HD1

(HSCR1158-12)

Status

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Extends until June 30, 2016:  the increase in the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax to $7.50 per day; the deposit of a portion of the tax into the general fund; and the suspension of the rental motor vehicle customer facility charges.  Allocates a portion of the foregoing taxes for deposit to the rental motor vehicle customer facility charge special fund.  Authorizes issuance of rental motor vehicle customer facility revenue bonds. 

 

TRN, FIN

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to;

·     The date and time of the hearing;

·     Measure number; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

While every effort will be made to copy, organize, and collate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed to the incorrect office, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.

 

Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:  2 copies to Room 306, in the State Capitol;

FAX:       For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-6001 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islanders without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or

WEB:      For comments less than 4MB in size, transmit from the Web page at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns.  This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6200 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair