HB 2435

RELATING TO TOURISM

By Representative(s) SAY (BR)

Companion Bill: SB 2776

Subjects: Governor

Report Title: Appropriations For Tourism

Description: Allows the Convention Center Authority to sunset on June 30, 2000. Assigns the responsibility to market, operate, manage, and maintain the Hawaii convention center facility to the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Transfer the Convention Center Capital and Operations Special Fund to a new Hawaii Convention Center special fund. Allows TAT revenues exceeding 5% of the allocation to the Tourism Special Fund to be used to pay convention center debt service.

 1-26-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. TSM 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 7
 2-11-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by TSM on Tuesday, 02
                  /15/00 at 8:30 A.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-15-00        H The committee on TSM recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-15-00        H The votes in TSM were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Chang, Ahu Isa, Abinsay, Herkes, Kaho`ohalahala,
                  Luke, Morihara, Auwae, Halford; Ayes with
                  reservations: Rep.(s) Espero, Fox; none Noes:
                  Rep.(s) ; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Ito, Suzuki