Bill Text: HI HCR4 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requests the Department of Transportation to establish the Hawaii Airport Authority Task Force (Task Force)to determine the feasibility of establishing a Hawaii State Airport Authority.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-20 - (H) Referred to TRN, FIN, referral sheet 4 [HCR4 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-HCR4-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ESTABLISH A HAWAII STATE AIRPORT AUTHORITY TASK FORCE TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A HAWAII STATE AIRPORT AUTHORITY.
WHEREAS, Hawaii is an island state that depends heavily upon its harbors and airports for the movement of cargo and persons between islands and to and from the rest of the world; and
WHEREAS, with tourism as one of the prime industries of the state, Hawaii's economic sustainability depends on the effectiveness and efficiency of its airport system; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation is responsible for the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of state facilities in all modes of transportation, including air, water, and land; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Transportation currently provides, operates, and maintains eleven commercial-service airports and four general-aviation airports, with four of the five major airports serving domestic and international carriers; and
WHEREAS, although Hawaii's air transportation planning, management, and development functions, as they relate to the airports owned or controlled by the State, are currently under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation's Airports Division, other agencies, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs concerning ceded-lands issues, also play a role in developing, managing, and maintaining a safe and efficient global air-transportation system; and
WHEREAS, a multi-jurisdictional and multi-agency situation with regard to planning and development of airport facilities may result in inefficiencies and conflicts over resources and uses that are difficult to resolve between agencies and may lead to conflicting plans of action among the different agencies to implement differing goals; and
WHEREAS, the economic well-being of the state depends, in part, on the efficient use of its air-transportation resources, which will enhance and complement efforts to revitalize Hawaii's economy, and coordinated planning and development of air transportation within the state would be implemented more effectively by a single entity having overall consolidated jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of a Hawaii State Airport Authority may have advantages that include providing an appropriate forum for all affected interests; increasing efficiency in land-utilization and related lease processes; streamlining administrative processes; making possible more responsive planning; increasing financial flexibility; and increasing responsiveness to customer needs and economic demands; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of a Hawaii State Airport Authority may also assist the State in achieving important statewide objectives, including increased security for the state; improved administrative efficiency of Hawaii's airports system; and improved coordination of environmental issues affecting the State's airports, particularly relating to alien invasive species; and
WHEREAS, the rational allocation and administration of scarce and increasingly valuable airport resources in the state through the establishment of a Hawaii State Airport Authority may be vital to the well-being of the people and economy of the State; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2012, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Transportation is requested to establish the Hawaii State Airport Authority Task Force (Task Force) to determine the feasibility of establishing a Hawaii State Airport Authority; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Task Force include but not be limited to the following members:
(1) The Director of Transportation or the Director's designee;
(2) The Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources or the Chairperson's designee;
(3) The Director of Health or the Director's designee;
(4) The Adjutant General or the Adjutant General's designee;
(5) The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs or the Chairperson's designee;
(6) The Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism or the Director's designee;
(7) Two members from a list of nominees submitted by the President of the Senate;
(8) Two members from a list of nominees submitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(9) Four members, one each representing each of the counties;
(10) Representatives of the following federal departments or agencies, who are requested to assist the Task Force:
(A) The United States Department of Defense;
(B) The United States Department of Homeland Security;
(C) The United States Environmental Protection Agency; and
(D) The Federal Aviation Administration;
(11) Representatives of labor organizations in Hawaii, including the Hawaii Government Employees Association, United Public Workers, and International Longshore and Warehouse Union;
(12) Representatives from Hawaii's environmental community; and
(13) Other interested public or private stakeholders whom the Governor believes will be of assistance to the functions of the Task Force, including members having extensive knowledge, expertise, or experience in such areas as economics, finance, development, maritime issues, land-transportation issues, airport-planning issues, planning, labor, and related areas;
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Task Force is requested to accomplish the following tasks at least 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013:
(1) Study the respective missions and roles of the affected departments and agencies with respect to air transportation and airports in the state to determine which existing departmental missions and roles can be eliminated and which are legitimate, necessary, and must be preserved, either intact or modified, in the Hawaii State Airport Authority;
(2) Determine and define which new missions and roles, if any, need to be created for the Hawaii State Airport Authority;
(3) Determine which departmental agencies and programs must be preserved intact or modified to carry out the new missions and roles as determined in paragraph (2), by designing a new organizational structure for the Hawaii State Airport Authority;
(4) Determine what policies need to be newly established, modified, or eliminated to guide the new Hawaii State Airport Authority;
(5) Develop new duties, responsibilities, and powers of the new Hawaii State Airport Authority;
(6) Ensure that no federal mandates, requirements, laws, or rules are violated and that no federal funding is jeopardized by the consolidation;
(7) Provide for the establishment of a Hawaii State Airport Authority Fund;
(8) Provide for the imposition of fees to be assessed for arriving or departing passengers on vessels at the State's airports, to be used to fund infrastructure improvements;
(9) Address civil-service issues and ensure that no current personnel are terminated by appropriate placements or transfers or other means;
(10) Address and resolve all other relevant public policy issues and objectives affecting the establishment of an Hawaii State Airport Authority, including those relating to enhancing security; protecting the environment; improving government efficiency; ensuring effective enforcement; and resolving all other appropriate federal, state, and county issues; and
(11) Draft necessary proposed legislation to implement the operation of the Hawaii State Airport Authority;
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Task Force is requested to perform its duties guided by the following principles:
(1) Providing user-friendly services;
(2) Using best practices in management and operations;
(3) Using economies of scale;
(4) Eliminating duplicative or outmoded functions and activities;
(5) Enhancing productivity;
(6) Eliminating unnecessary regulation;
(7) Redesigning processes to increase efficiency, cut costs, and reduce public inconvenience; and
(8) Realizing significant long-term savings;
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Task Force is requested to submit to the Legislature and Governor:
(1) An interim report on its progress no later than October 31, 2012; and
(2) A final report, including necessary proposed legislation to transfer the functions, powers, duties, lands, personal property, and personnel at least 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013;
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Directors of Transportation, Health, and Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources; the Adjutant General; Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; United States Secretary of Defense; United States Secretary of Homeland Security; Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; Executive Director of the Hawaii Government Employees Association; State Director of the United Public Workers; and President of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142.
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OFFERED BY: |
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Requests the Department of Transportation to establish the Hawaii Airport Authority Task Force (Task Force)to determine the feasibility of establishing a Hawaii State Airport Authority.
