STAND. COM. REP. NO.  289-16

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1847

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 1847 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT AUTHORITY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to establish a Sports and Entertainment Authority to undertake and expand on the objectives and responsibilities of the Stadium Authority.

 

     The Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Outrigger Hotels Hawaii, Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, and a few individuals provided testimony in support of this measure.  The Office of the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu provided testimony in opposition.  The Department of Budget and Finance, State Procurement Office, Department of Human Resources Development, Department of Accounting and General Services, and an individual provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Amending the language to protect the rights and benefits of the employees to be transferred to the Sports and Entertainment Authority;

 

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

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

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1847, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1847, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

 

 

 

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair