CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 127-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1432

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1432, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONCESSIONS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to facilitate the provision of concession services to the public by:

(1) Amending the maximum length of certain concession contracts from fifteen years to an unspecified time period;

(2) Exempting concessions for the operation of ground transportation services and parking lot operations at small boat harbors;

(3) Exempting concessions for beach or ocean-related recreational services from the sealed bid requirements, with certain conditions;

(4) Authorizing the county directors of parks and recreation to designate which county parks under their respective jurisdictions are environmentally, culturally, historically, or operationally unique for purposes of determining whether a concession at the park is exempt from the sealed bid requirements; and

(5) Expanding the exemption for concessions at county zoos, botanic gardens, or county parks designated by the respective county director of parks and recreation, in the director's sole discretion, as environmentally, culturally, historically, or operationally unique; provided that the concessions are awarded to responsible offerors whose proposals are the most advantageous, rather than solely to certain nonprofit corporations.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that the maximum length of certain concession contracts is twenty-five years;

(2) Changing the effective date to upon its approval; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1432, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1432, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair	____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON Co-Chair
____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair	____________________________ CHRIS TODD Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair