STAND. COM. REP. NO.  338

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.B. No. 682

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 682 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to reduce from five years to two years the maximum term of contracts the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) may enter into, except for contracts for the use of the convention center facility.

 

     The HTA, the Hawaii Hotel & Lodging Association, and Outrigger Hotels submitted testimony in opposition to this bill.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2112, to facilitate further discussion; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 682, as amended herein, and


recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 682, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism, Culture, & International Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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JOEY MANAHAN, Chair