Bill Text: HI SB285 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii; Autonomy: Procurement Exemption
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [SB285 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB285-Introduced.html
Report Title:
Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii; Autonomy: Procurement Exemption
Description:
Specifies that the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority (NELHA) have exclusive jurisdiction over its internal structure, management, and operation. Exempts NELHA from procurement code.
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 103D-102, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c)
Notwithstanding subsection (a), this chapter shall not apply to contracts made
by any regional system board of the Hawaii health systems corporation[.]
or to the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority."
SECTION 2. Section 227D-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) There is established the natural
energy laboratory of Hawaii authority, which shall be a body corporate and
politic and an instrumentality and agency of the State. The authority shall be
placed within the department of business, economic development, and tourism for
administrative purposes, pursuant to section 26-35[.]; provided that
the authority shall have exclusive jurisdiction over its internal structure,
management, and operation. The purpose of the natural energy laboratory of
Hawaii authority shall be to facilitate research, development, and commercialization
of natural energy resources and ocean-related research, technology, and
industry in Hawaii and to engage in retail, commercial, or tourism activities
that will financially support that research, development, and commercialization
at a research and technology park in Hawaii. Its duties shall include:
(1) Establishing, managing, and operating facilities that provide sites for:
(A) Research and development;
(B) Commercial projects and businesses utilizing natural resources, such as ocean water or geothermal energy;
(C) Compatible businesses engaged in scientific and technological investigations, or retail, commercial, and tourism activities; and
(D) Businesses or educational facilities that support the primary projects and activities;
(2) Providing support, utilities, and other services to facility tenants and government agencies;
(3) Maintaining the physical structure of the facilities;
(4) Promoting and marketing these facilities;
(5) Promoting and marketing the reasonable utilization of available natural resources;
(6) Supporting ocean research and technology development projects that support national and state interests, use facilities and infrastructure in Hawaii, and foster potential commercial development; and
(7) Engaging in retail, commercial, and tourism activities that are not related to facilitating research, development, and commercialization of natural energy resources in Hawaii; provided that all income derived from these activities shall be deposited in the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority special fund."
SECTION 3. Section 227D-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The authority shall not be subject to the requirements of chapter 103D for the procurement of goods or services or chapter 103 for project agreements, construction contracts, retail concession or tour-related contracts, or other contracts unless a project agreement with respect to a project or research and technology park shall require otherwise."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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