Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HB1288 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1288 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to government. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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3	3	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B. NO. 1288
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13	13	THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	relating to government.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. Act 1, First Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, is amended by amending section 18 to read as follows: "SECTION 18. Notwithstanding any law, charter provision, or ordinance to the contrary, in any county with a population greater than five hundred thousand, in order to ensure the appropriate use of state authorized funds to finance a locally preferred alternative for a mass transit project, the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint two non-voting, ex-officio members to the board of directors of the county's rapid transportation authority[.]; provided that, the non-voting ex-officio members shall not be counted towards a quorum to which the board is entitled as the number of members necessary to do business or the number of members necessary to validate any act. The terms for each member appointed pursuant to this section shall be determined by the presiding officer who appointed them. For the purposes of this section, "county rapid transportation authority" means any entity established by a county in the State with a population greater than five hundred thousand for the purpose of constructing, operating, or maintaining a locally preferred alternative for mass transit project and that receives moneys from a surcharge on state tax established pursuant to section 46-16.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, transient accommodations tax revenues pursuant to section 237D-2(e), Hawaii Revised Statutes, or both." SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49	SECTION 1. Act 1, First Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, is amended by amending section 18 to read as follows:
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51	51	"SECTION 18. Notwithstanding any law, charter provision, or ordinance to the contrary, in any county with a population greater than five hundred thousand, in order to ensure the appropriate use of state authorized funds to finance a locally preferred alternative for a mass transit project, the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint two non-voting, ex-officio members to the board of directors of the county's rapid transportation authority[.]; provided that, the non-voting ex-officio members shall not be counted towards a quorum to which the board is entitled as the number of members necessary to do business or the number of members necessary to validate any act. The terms for each member appointed pursuant to this section shall be determined by the presiding officer who appointed them.
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53	53	For the purposes of this section, "county rapid transportation authority" means any entity established by a county in the State with a population greater than five hundred thousand for the purpose of constructing, operating, or maintaining a locally preferred alternative for mass transit project and that receives moneys from a surcharge on state tax established pursuant to section 46-16.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, transient accommodations tax revenues pursuant to section 237D-2(e), Hawaii Revised Statutes, or both."
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55	55	SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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57	57	SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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71	71	Report Title: Mass Transportation Authority; Government Description: Excludes non-voting ex-officio board members appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the HART Board of Directors from being counted for purposes of quorum. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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85	85	Excludes non-voting ex-officio board members appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the HART Board of Directors from being counted for purposes of quorum.
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93	93	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.