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HI HB660
Bill
Status
1/22/2013
Primary Sponsor
Mele Carroll
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AI Summary
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Establishes a working group within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to study and recommend ways to reduce the time and cost of shipping goods from Molokai, Lanai, and Hana, Maui to Oahu.
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Working group shall consider strategies including amending statutes or rules, evaluating alternative transportation modes, reducing or creating tax incentives, and other relevant approaches.
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Working group composition includes state directors (DBEDT, Transportation, Taxation, Agriculture), a Maui County official, representatives from shipping and airline industries, and members representing Molokai, Lanai, and Hana communities.
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Members shall serve without compensation but receive reimbursed expenses; the Department of DBEDT shall provide administrative and technical support.
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Working group must report findings and recommendations to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2014 regular session and dissolves on June 30, 2014.
Legislative Description
Working Group; Shipping; Molokai; Lanai; Hana; Oahu; Goods; Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused (4).
2/12/2013