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HI SB2216

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2016

Primary Sponsor

Ronald Kouchi

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

S.B. 2216 Summary

  • Establishes the Sports and Entertainment Authority as a state body to oversee Aloha Stadium, coordinate sports and entertainment development, and attract local, national, and international events to Hawaii.

  • Creates an 11-member board of directors appointed by the governor, with representatives from neighbor islands, the tourism industry, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

  • Allocates $10,000,000 annually from transient accommodation tax revenues to the Sports and Entertainment Authority Special Fund for administrative costs, stadium operations, maintenance, and debt service.

  • Transfers all powers, duties, employees, and assets of the existing Stadium Authority to the new Sports and Entertainment Authority, and repeals Chapter 109, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

  • Grants the authority broad powers to acquire, develop, and operate sports venues and entertainment facilities; contract for management services; and market Hawaii as a premier sports and entertainment destination.

Legislative Description

Sports and Entertainment Authority; Special Fund; Appropriation ($)

Last Action

The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Baker, Galuteria; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Slom, Ihara, Ruderman, L. Thielen ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Espero, Keith-Agaran.

2/17/2016

Committee Referrals

Energy, Economic Development, and Tourism1/25/2016

Full Bill Text

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