STAND. COM. REP. NO.  678

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 627

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 627, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize and fund the position of state public-private partnership coordinator under the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to manage public-private partnership matters entered into by the State, and associated contracts, proposals, and negotiations.

The Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, and Building Industry Association of Hawaii testified in support of this measure.  Hawaii Public Housing Authority testified in opposition.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by exempting Hawaii Public Housing Authority from management by the state public-private partnership coordinator.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 627, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 627, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair