HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1153
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 103, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§103-    Public-private partnership contracts; legislative approval. (a) Every state public-private partnership contract with a total contract value of $           or more shall be subject to legislative approval in the form of the adoption of a concurrent resolution affirming the purpose, project, and contract issuance before executing the public-private partnership contract.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "public-private partnership" means a project delivery method in which the state purchasing agency enters into a single contract for any combination of design, build, financing, maintenance, or operation in addition to design-build of an infrastructure facility over a contractually-defined period."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Public-Private Partnership Contracts; Legislative Approval

Description:

Requires every state public-private partnership contract of a certain value to be subject to legislative approval in the form of the adoption of a concurrent resolution.

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