STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1820-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3334

S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 3334, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

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

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

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Community Development Authority. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Department of Education; Department of Accounting and General Services; Hawai‘i Tourism Authority; Stadium Authority; and School Facilities Authority.

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 S.B. No. 3334, S.D. 2, 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