STAND. COM. REP. 276

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 836

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 836 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide relief for airport concessionaires in the event of future, unforeseen, or catastrophic events by requiring force majeure terms to be included in airport concession contracts.

The Airport Concessionaires Committee, Hertz Corporation, HMS Host, Apcoa/Standard Parking Company, DFS Galleria, Island Shoppers, Inc., and ANC Rental Corporation testified in support of this bill. The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Airlines Committee of Hawaii opposed this bill. The Federal Aviation Administration commented on this bill.

Your Committee finds that a relief mechanism should be established to assist airport concessionaires when unforeseen catastrophic events occur. This measure will provide relief and require DOT to be fair and reasonable in its dealings with airport concessionaires.

 

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 836 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

 

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair