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HI HB2759
Bill
Status
1/27/2010
Primary Sponsor
Mele Carroll
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Hawaiian Homes Commission to designate specific parcels of Hawaiian Home Lands where casino gaming operations are permitted.
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Establishes a Hawaiian Gaming Commission to regulate casino gaming operations on the designated lands.
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Imposes a wagering tax on casino gaming operations in lieu of all other state taxes, except income taxes.
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Allocates 20 percent of wagering tax revenue to the state general fund and 80 percent to the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust Fund.
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Requires the Hawaiian Homes Commission to consult with beneficiaries of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act before approving prospective gaming sites.
Legislative Description
Hawaiian Home Lands; Gaming
Last Action
(H) Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Aquino, Belatti, Berg, Ching, Finnegan, C. Lee, Manahan, Marumoto, Morita, Nishimoto, Thielen, Ward, Yamane voting no and Representative(s) Bertram, Cabanilla, Takumi excused.
2/12/2010