STAND. COM. REP. NO. 836-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1432

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1432, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Increase the maximum term of a concession;

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

(3) Provide that a county director of parks and recreation has sole discretion to designate which county parks 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

(4) Expand the exemption for concessions at county zoos, botanic gardens, or county parks that are designated 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 received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Enterprise Services of the City and County of Honolulu. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Palekaiko Beachboys Club.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1432, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair