HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

260

TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to provide procurement authority to semi-autonomous county public transit agencies, including the agency known as the Honolulu authority for rapid transportation, to allow them to function as semi-autonomous agencies of their respective counties.

     SECTION 2.  Section 103D-203, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:

     "(b)  The chief procurement officers for each of the several counties shall be:

     (1)  The executive branch--the respective finance directors of the several counties, except as provided in paragraphs (3) [and], (4)[;], and (5);

     (2)  The legislative branch--the respective chairpersons of the councils of the several counties;

     (3)  The Honolulu, Kauai, and Maui boards or departments of water supply--the managers and chief engineers of the respective boards or departments of water supply as designated by county charter; [and]

     (4)  The Hawaii board of water supply--the manager of the board of water supply as designated by county charter; and

     (5)  The semi-autonomous public transit agency--the director of the agency as designated by county charter;

provided that the chief procurement officers designated under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), [and] (4), and (5) shall not exercise their powers or duties over contracting in a manner contrary to the respective county's charter, ordinances, or rules adopted in accordance with chapter 91.

     (c)  For purposes of applying this chapter to the judiciary, houses of the legislature, office of Hawaiian affairs, University of Hawaii, department of education, remaining departments of the executive branch and all governmental bodies administratively attached to them, and the several counties, unless otherwise expressly provided, "State" shall mean "judiciary", "state senate", "state house of representatives", "office of Hawaiian affairs", "University of Hawaii", "department of education", "executive branch", "county", [and] "board of water supply"[,] or "department of water supply", and "semi-autonomous public transit agency", respectively."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2112.


 


 

Report Title:

Procurement; County Public Transit Agencies

 

Description:

Provides procurement authority to the director of a semi-autonomous county public transit agency.  Effective July 1, 2112. (HB260 HD1)

 

 

 

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