STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1125-16
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2016
RE: S.B. No. 2825
S.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2016
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Economic Development & Business, to which was referred S.B. No. 2825, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SPACE CENTER FOR EXPLORATION SYSTEMS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the Board of Directors of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) by reducing the number of members on the Board from 10 to nine by eliminating an invited representative from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as an ex-officio nonvoting member on the Board.
Since Hawaii's geographic location has long made it an ideal place for space exploration technology development, PISCES was established to serve as a catalyst for collaborative multinational programs to advance space exploration technologies and develop Hawaii's aerospace technology industry. While a NASA representative has been invited to serve on the Board of Directors of PISCES, historically no NASA official has participated in PISCES Board meetings. This makes it difficult for the PISCES Board to achieve quorum. Your Committee finds that removing the NASA representative from the PISCES Board will increase the PISCES Board's efficiency and effectiveness.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2825, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business,
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____________________________ DEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, Chair |
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