Report Title:

Appropriation; State Economic Development Plan; Task Force

 

Description:

Appropriates money for a feasibility study and strategic business plan for the State's economic development, revitalization, and enhancement. Creates task force to develop plan.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2606

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2002

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to economic development.

 

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that Hawaii lacks a strategic economic plan for future stability, nor does it have a unified effort of various levels of government, private sector councils, and the University of Hawaii to develop such a plan.

The purpose of this Act is to create a statewide unifying entity of seventeen members from the public and private sectors to create a strategic economic development plan and to appropriate money for its development.

SECTION 2. (a) There is established within the department of business, economic development, and tourism, a statewide unifying economic development task force. Specifically, the task force shall develop and administer an economic development plan for the State.

(b) The task force shall be composed of:

(1) A representative from each of the county councils;

(2) A representative from each of the county economic development councils;

(3) A representative from the Small Business Hawaii/Small Business Community/Hawaii Trade Association;

(4) A representative from the Pacific Basin Economic Council;

(5) A representative from the University of Hawaii;

(6) A representative from Brigham Young University;

(7) A representative from Hawaii Pacific University;

(8) A representative from the department of business, economic development, and tourism;

(9) The chairperson for the economic development and technology committee of the house of representatives;

(10) The chairperson for the economic development and technology committee of the senate; and

(11) A representative from the governor's office.

SECTION 3. The task force shall submit, a status report to the department of business, economic development, and tourism, regarding the strategic economic development plan six months from the date of this Act, and the final strategic economic development plan a year from the date of this Act.

SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002-2003, for the development of a strategic economic development plan for the State.

SECTION 5. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of business, economic development, and tourism for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2002.

INTRODUCED BY:

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