STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3499

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 20

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 20 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE STATE-OWNED LAND AND ESTABLISH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD A RACE TRACK FACILITY ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to identify possible state-owned land to build a race track facility on the island of Oahu.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii and one individual.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

Your Committee finds that identifying state-owned lands and establishing public-private partnerships for the development of a race track on Oahu will facilitate economic development and benefit the state's auto racing community.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 20 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair