CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 230-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3334

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 3334, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS,"

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:

(1) Establish the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism as an ex officio voting member of the Hawaii Tourism Authority Board of Directors, Stadium Authority, and School Facilities Authority Board;

(2) Repeal the exemption for the Stadium Development Special Fund from the departmental administrative expenses assessment;

(3) Transfer the Stadium Authority from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism;

(4) Amend the composition of the Stadium Authority;

(5) Amend the development guidance policies of the Stadium Authority;

(6) Reduce the amount of general obligation bonds that may be issued to the Stadium Authority for the Stadium Development District; and

(7) Transfer the School Facilities Authority from the Department of Education to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

Your Committee on Conference finds that consolidating the State's land use expertise and resources will lead to more effective and efficient development and redevelopment of state lands for Hawaii's residents.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Reducing the amount of members of the Stadium Authority from thirteen to eleven;

(2) Clarifying that eight of the members of the Stadium Authority are public members;

(3) Removing language that repeals the exemption for the Stadium Development Special Fund from the departmental administrative expenses assessment;

(4) Removing all provisions regarding the School Facilities Authority;

(5) Amending section 1 to reflect its amended purpose;

(6) Making it effective on July 1, 2022; and

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

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 S.B. No. 3334, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3334, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ SEAN QUINLAN Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair
____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA Co-Chair	____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair
	____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Co-Chair
	____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair