CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 174

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 1348

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1348, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STADIUM DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish the Stadium Development Special Fund in chapter 109, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(2) Provide for the abolishment of the Stadium Special Fund;

(3) Revise the general development guidance policies for the Stadium Development District and clarify the respective roles of the Stadium Authority and Hawaii Community Development Authority in the development of the Stadium Development District;

(4) Broaden the powers and duties of the Stadium Authority, including authorizing the Stadium Authority to acquire and hold title to real property;

(5) Exempt land to which the Stadium Authority holds title from the definition of "public lands";

(6) Authorize the Stadium Authority, with approval from the Governor, to delegate to other state agencies implementation of capital improvement projects, under certain conditions;

(7) Add two members to the Stadium Authority, including the President of the University of Hawaii, or the President's designee, who will serve as a voting member of the Stadium Authority;

(8) Amend the general bond authorization made by Act 268, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019;

(9) Allow the Stadium Authority, with the approval of the Governor, to delegate to other state agencies the implementation of projects when it is determined advantageous to do so by the Stadium Authority as the original expending agency and the other state agency to which expending authority is to be delegated; and

(10) Make the financial disclosures of members of the Stadium Authority public records.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending the boundary descriptions of the areas to be represented by certain members of the Stadium Authority;

(2) Making the President of the University of Hawaii a nonvoting member of the Stadium Authority;

(3) Removing the exemption of the Stadium Authority from the public notice, public hearing, and gubernatorial approval requirements of chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, in establishing or amending fees or charges that generate receipts for deposit into the Stadium Development Special Fund;

(4) Removing the proposed special facilities powers of the Stadium Authority under chapter 206E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to assist in the development of projects under the control of other public agencies;

(5) Authorizing the Stadium Authority to transfer funds to implement projects delegated to other state agencies, under certain circumstances;

(6) Removing the authorization of the Director of Finance to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of $180,000,000 and removing the appropriation of funds to the Stadium Authority for the Stadium Development District;

(7) Changing its effective date to upon its approval; and

(8) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

It is the intent of your Committee on Conference that the rights and benefits of current civil service employees shall not be diminished or impaired, including but not limited to their rights to collective bargaining and civil service employment. However, the Stadium Authority has the flexibility to hire upper-management positions that are exempt from chapters 76 and 89, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1348, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1348, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Co-Chair	____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Co-Chair
____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ Co-Chair