Bill Text: HI SB990 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To The Hawaii Technology Development Corporation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-04-24 - Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-19 12:46PM in conference room 224. [SB990 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-SB990-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the hawaii technology development corporation.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 206M, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding three new parts to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"Part A. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
§206M-A Definitions. As used in this part:
"Economic development project"
means an endeavor related to industrial, commercial, or advanced
technology-based agricultural enterprise.
Economic development project shall not include that portion of an
endeavor devoted to the construction of housing.
"Enterprise" means a person with
a place of business in Hawaii which is, or proposes to be, engaged in business
in Hawaii; provided that the endeavor shall not be devoted to the sale of goods
at retail, construction of housing, or tourism-related services.
"Minority-owned businesses" means
businesses at least fifty per cent owned, controlled, and managed by socially
or economically disadvantaged persons.
"Person" means a sole
proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or other association
of persons organized for commercial or industrial purposes.
"Seed capital" means financing
provided for the earliest stage of business development, including but not
limited to developing a working prototype, preparing a business plan,
performing an initial market analysis, or organizing a management team.
"Venture capital investment"
means any of the following investments in a business:
(1) Common or preferred stock and equity securities without a repurchase requirement for at least five years;
(2) A right to purchase stock or equity securities;
(3) Any debenture or loan, whether or not convertible or having stock purchase rights, which are subordinated, together with security interests against the assets of the borrower, by their terms to all borrowings of the borrower from other institutional lenders, and that is for a term of not less than three years, and that has no part amortized during the first three years; and
(4) General or limited partnership interests.
§206M-B Economic development program; guidelines. (a)
The development corporation shall establish an economic development
program, consisting of economic development projects, to encourage economic
development and diversification in Hawaii through innovative actions in
cooperation with private enterprises.
The development corporation may use public funds to provide incentives
to private investment activity, by co-investing public funds in private
financial organizations to increase the impact of public investment while
utilizing the investment acumen of the private sector, and by using public
funds to reduce the risks of private investments. The development corporation shall have the
flexibility to provide various types of financial assistance. When providing financial assistance, the
development corporation shall make provision for the recovery of its
expenditures, as far as possible.
(b)
The development corporation shall evaluate all programs after three
years to determine their effectiveness.
(c)
The development corporation shall establish rules to assure equal
opportunity to minority-owned businesses, and shall encourage the development
of minority-owned businesses.
(d)
The development corporation shall support and encourage participation by
Hawaii companies in federal grant programs, such as the Small Business
Innovation Research Program.
(e)
Financial participation shall be made on the condition that the
recipient of the assistance shall utilize the money to assist economic
development projects within the State that have potential for creating new jobs
or retaining current jobs within the State.
(f)
Financial participation by the development corporation in private
financial investment funds shall be made with the provision that the private
fund shall make investments in Hawaii in amounts at least equal to the amount
of state participation.
(g)
The development corporation shall not make direct investments in
individual businesses except upon a two-thirds vote of the board in each case
considered. When deciding whether to
enter into a direct investment, the development corporation shall consider
whether:
(1) The project is economically sound;
(2) The project can be successfully completed;
(3) The project will promote economic diversification;
(4) The project is located or will locate in the State and has a reasonable potential to create desirable employment opportunities for residents of the State;
(5) The project has been unable to obtain sufficient funding on reasonable terms through ordinary means; and
(6) The project can be partially financed through ordinary means at reasonable terms.
The development corporation shall not acquire securities to an extent that would provide the development corporation effective voting control of any enterprise after giving effect to the conversion of all outstanding convertible securities of the enterprise.
(h) Investments by the development corporation to persons shall be made on the basis of solicitation and a competitive technical review process, subject to the availability of funds allocated to the development corporation for making investments in the economic development revolving fund under section 206M-C. Investments by the development corporation shall not be subject to chapter 42F. Any organization approved by the development corporation for an investment shall:
(1) Have bylaws or policies that describe the manner in which business is conducted and policies relating to nepotism and management of potential conflict of interest situations;
(2) Be licensed and accredited, as applicable, in accordance with the requirements of federal, state, and county governments;
(3) Comply with applicable federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, or physical handicap; and
(4) Comply with other requirements as the board may prescribe.
§206M-C Economic development revolving fund. There is established the economic development
revolving fund. The following moneys
shall be deposited into the economic development revolving fund and shall not
be considered part of the general fund:
all moneys appropriated by the legislature, received as repayments of
loans, earned on investments, received pursuant to a venture agreement,
received as royalties, received as premiums or fees charged by the development
corporation, or otherwise received by the development corporation related to
economic development projects.
§206M-D Business and industry evaluation and
priorities for job opportunity and economic development. The development corporation shall develop
procedures to set priorities as to which types of businesses and industries are
most likely to provide significant opportunities for economic development and
diversification in the State, consistent with the purposes of this part. This evaluation shall take into account the
guidelines provided by the state plan for economic development. Based on these findings, the development
corporation shall establish targets by which the operations and programs of the
development corporation shall be guided.
§206M-E Requests for assistance from development
corporation; procedure. (a) The board shall approve or disapprove
requests for assistance within ninety days of receiving a written
application. Upon written request by an
applicant, the board may reconsider its denial of an application for assistance
or may waive the ninety-day deadline for approving or disapproving an
application.
(b)
Any person who submits any statement, report, application, or other
document to the development corporation which is known to the person to be
false in any material respect shall be guilty of a class C felony.
(c)
The development corporation may condition any assistance of any type by
placing restrictions on the recipient in regard to the recipient's assets or
indebtedness or in any other manner deemed appropriate by the development
corporation. A recipient who accepts
assistance from the development corporation shall be deemed to agree to be
bound by any conditions or restrictions imposed by the development corporation.
§206M-F Private sector financial support. Significant private sector financial support
shall be associated with any economic development project for which the
development corporation provides assistance.
§206M-G Limitations on debt owed to development
corporation. Not more than
$5,000,000 in financial assistance, excluding rights and royalties under a
venture capital agreement, shall be provided to any one enterprise at any
time. The direct investments of the
development corporation in an economic development project shall not exceed
five percent of the assets of the development corporation, excluding rights and
royalties under a venture capital agreement; provided that by a two-thirds vote
of the board, this amount may be increased to a limit of twenty-five per cent of
the total assets of the development corporation.
§206M-H Seed capital assistance program;
establishment. The development
corporation shall establish a program for seed capital assistance.
§206M-I Seed capital investments. Subject to this part, the development
corporation may invest in:
(1) A certified development company under sections 501 to 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, title 15 United States Code sections 695 to 697, and the regulations adopted under those sections;
(2) A small business investment company under title 15 United States Code sections 631 to 634, 636 to 649, and the regulations adopted under those sections;
(3) A minority enterprise small business investment corporation or equivalent venture capital corporation;
(4) A similar entity that may leverage its capital under a federal program; or
(5) A seed capital fund or partnership.
§206M-J Purposes and terms of seed capital
investments. (a) Investments may be used for any purpose
consistent with the purposes and objectives of this part, including but not
limited to:
(1) Developing a working prototype;
(2) Preparing a development plan;
(3) Performing an initial market analysis;
(4) Organizing a management team; and
(5) Any other purpose reasonably related to an economic development project.
(b)
Investments may be made on such terms and conditions as the development
corporation shall determine to be reasonable, appropriate, and consistent with
the purposes and objectives of this part.
§206M-K Venture capital assistance program;
establishment. The development
corporation shall establish a program for venture capital.
§206M-L Venture capital investments. Subject to this part, the development
corporation may invest in:
(1) A certified development company under sections 501 to 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, title 15 United States Code sections 695 to 697, and the regulations adopted under those sections;
(2) A small business investment company under title 15 United States Code sections 631 to 634, 636 to 649, and the regulations adopted under those sections;
(3) A minority enterprise small business investment corporation or equivalent venture capital corporation;
(4) A similar entity that may leverage its capital under a federal program; or
(5) A venture capital fund or partnership.
§206M-M Purposes and terms of venture capital
investments. (a)
Investments may be used for any purpose consistent with the purposes and
objectives of this part.
(b)
Investments may be made on such terms and conditions as the development
corporation shall determine to be reasonable, appropriate, and consistent with
the purposes and objectives of this part.
§206M-N Capital access program; establishment.
The development corporation shall establish a program for capital
access.
§206M-O Financial assistance. The development corporation, through the
program for capital access, may:
(1) Procure insurance, a guarantee, or a letter of credit from any source for all or part of a loan, debenture, or lease of others, public or private, or a revenue bond issue of the State or other entity or authority authorized to issue revenue bonds; and
(2) Procure insurance, a guarantee, or a letter of credit for either a single loan, debenture, or lease or for any combination of loans, debentures, or leases, or a single revenue bond issue or for all or a part of any combination of revenue bond issues.
§206M-P Purposes and priorities required in the
procuring of insurance, loan guarantees, or letters of credit. (a)
Insurance, guarantees, or letters of credit procured pursuant to section
206M-O shall be procured only for economic development projects within the
State that are consistent with the purposes and objectives of this part.
(b)
The development corporation shall give paramount priority in procuring
insurance, guarantees, and letters of credit to economic development projects
that have the greatest potential for creating new jobs or retaining current
jobs within the State.
§206M-Q Conditions on procuring of insurance, loan
guarantees, or letters of credit.
(a) Insurance, guarantees, or
letters of credit shall not be procured pursuant to section 206M-O unless the
development corporation is assured that the loans, debentures, or leases
insured, or guaranteed, or for which letters of credit are issued, shall be
used to assist economic development projects that also have significant private
sector financial support.
(b)
Insurance, guarantees, or letters of credit may be procured on such
terms and conditions as the development corporation, in its sole discretion,
shall determine to be reasonable, appropriate, and consistent with the purposes
and objectives of this part.
(c)
The development corporation shall charge the lender or the borrower, or
both, a fee or premium for procuring loan, debenture, or lease insurance, a
guarantee, or a letter of credit. Rules
for premiums or fees shall be established by the development corporation.
§206M-R Program for capital access participation
agreements. The development corporation
shall enter into agreements with lenders for participation in the program for
capital access that shall include but not be limited to:
(1) Authorization for the lender to determine, collect, and transmit to the development corporation a fee or premium charge within a specified range established consistent with the purposes and objectives of the development corporation;
(2) Specification of whether the premium charge shall be paid by the lender, the borrower, the development corporation, or by a combination thereof in specified proportions;
(3) The procedure by which a lender may make a claim upon the development corporation upon default by the borrower, and the conditions under which a claim may be made; and
(4) The maximum amount of claims a lender may make upon the development corporation, which amount may be equal to or less than the proportion of the total premiums contributed by the development corporation.
§206M-S Establishment of special funds to secure loan
insurance obligations; source of funds.
The development corporation may establish a special fund or funds into
which fees or premiums collected by the development corporation are deposited.
§206M-T
Annual report. The development corporation shall submit a
complete and detailed report of the economic development program to the
legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular
session.
§206M-U
Annual audit. The books and records of the development
corporation relating to economic development projects shall be subject to an
annual audit by an independent auditor.
§206M-V
Construction of part. This part shall be liberally construed to
effect its purpose."
Part B. hawaii technology investment program
§206M-AA Definitions. As used in this part:
"Biotechnology" means fundamental
knowledge regarding the function of biological systems from the macro level to
the molecular and subatomic levels that has application to development
including the development of novel products, services, technologies, and subtechnologies
from insights gained from research advances that add to that body of
fundamental knowledge.
"Computer data" means any
representation of information, knowledge, facts, concepts, or instructions that
is being prepared or has been prepared and is intended to be processed, is
being processed, or has been processed in a computer or computer network.
"Computer program" means an
ordered set of computer data representing coded instructions or statements
that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform one or more
computer operations.
"Computer software" means
computer data, a computer program, or a set of computer programs, procedures,
or associated documentation concerned with the operation and function of a
computer system, and includes both systems and application programs and
subdivisions, such as assemblers, compilers, routines, generators, and utility
programs.
"Financial organization" means an
organization authorized to do business in Hawaii that is:
(1) Certified as an insurer by the insurance commissioner;
(2) Licensed or chartered as a financial institution by the commissioner of financial institutions;
(3) Chartered as an agency of the federal government;
(4) Subject to the jurisdiction and regulation of the federal Securities and Exchange Commission; or
(5) Any other entity otherwise authorized to do business in the State that meets the requirements of this part.
"Program" means the Hawaii
technology investment program.
"Program manager" means a
financial organization selected by the development corporation to manage the
program.
"Qualified high technology
business":
(1) Means a business, employing or owning capital or property, or maintaining an office, in this State that:
(A) Conducts more than fifty per cent of its activities in performing qualified research in the State; or
(B) Receives more than fifty per cent of its gross income derived from qualified research; provided that the income is received from:
(i) Products sold from, manufactured in, or produced in the State; or
(ii) Services performed in this State; and
(2) Does not include:
(A) Any trade or business involving the performance of services in the field of law, architecture, accounting, actuarial science, consulting, athletics, financial services, or brokerage services;
(B) Any banking, insurance, financing, leasing, rental, investing, or similar business; any farming business, including the business of raising or harvesting trees; any business involving the production or extraction of products of a charter with respect to which a deduction is allowable under section 611 (with respect to allowance of deduction for depletion), 613 (with respect to basis for percentage depletion), or 613A (with respect to limitation on percentage depleting in cases of oil and gas wells) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
(C) Any business operating a hotel, motel, restaurant, or similar business; and
(D) Any trade or business involving a hospital, a private office of a licensed health care professional, a group practice of licensed health care professionals, or a nursing home.
"Qualified research" means:
(1) The same as in section 41(d) of the Internal Revenue Code;
(2) The development and design of computer software using fourth generation or higher software development tools or native programming languages to design and construct unique and specific code to create applications and design databases for sale or license; or
(3) Biotechnology;
provided that more than fifty per cent of the business' activities are qualified research.
"Venture capital investment" means any of the following investments in a qualified high technology business:
(1) Common or preferred stock and equity securities without a repurchase requirement for at least five years;
(2) A right to purchase stock or equity securities;
(3) Any debenture or loan, whether or not convertible or having stock purchase rights, which:
(A) Is subordinated, together with security interests against the assets of the borrower, by their terms to all borrowings of the borrower from other institutional lenders;
(B) Is for a term of not less than three years; and
(C) Has no part amortized during the first three years;
(4) General or limited partnership interests; and
(5) Membership interests in limited liability companies.
§206M-BB Formation of Hawaii technology investment
program. (a) The development corporation shall establish
the Hawaii technology investment program for the purpose of allowing individual
investors to contribute to the program to invest venture capital in businesses
in Hawaii.
(b)
The development corporation may implement the Hawaii technology
investment program through a regulated investment company under the terms and
conditions established by this section.
The development corporation may make changes to the program as required
for participants to obtain the federal and state income tax benefits or
treatment provided by sections 851 to 855 of the federal Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended.
The development corporation may establish a
program in which the dividends distributed by the regulated investment company
are exempt from income taxation under chapter 235. If the development corporation establishes a
program that is proposed to be exempt from income taxation under chapter 235,
it shall furnish sufficient information and notify the department of taxation
and investors of the tax exempt status of that program.
(c)
The development corporation may implement the program through the use of
financial organizations as program managers.
Under the program, individuals may establish accounts directly with a
program manager.
(d)
The development corporation may solicit proposals from one or more
financial organizations to act as a program manager. Financial organizations submitting proposals
shall describe the investment instrument.
The development corporation shall select as program managers the
financial organizations from among the bidding financial organizations that demonstrate
the most advantageous combination to potential program participants and this
State, based on the following factors:
(1) The financial stability and integrity of the financial organization;
(2) The ability of the financial organization to establish or act as a regulated investment company for the purposes of this part;
(3) The ability of the financial organization to satisfy recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the purposes of a program that allows a program that is exempt from taxation under chapter 235;
(4) The financial organization's plan for promoting the program and the resources it is willing to allocate to promote the program;
(5) The fees, if any, proposed to be charged to persons for opening accounts;
(6) The minimum initial deposit and minimum contributions, subject to this section that the financial organization will require; and
(7) Other benefits to the State or its residents included in the proposal, including fees payable to the State to cover expenses to operate the program.
(e)
The development corporation may enter into a management contract of up
to ten years with a financial organization.
The financial organization shall provide investment instruments meeting
the requirements of this section. The
management contract shall include, at a minimum, terms requiring the financial
organization to:
(1) Take any action required to keep the program in compliance with requirements of this section and to manage the program to meet the requirements of sections 851 to 855 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
(2) Keep adequate records of each account, keep each account segregated from each other's account, and provide the development corporation with the information necessary to prepare any necessary statements;
(3) Provide the development corporation with the information necessary to determine compliance with this section;
(4) Provide the development corporation access to the books and records of the financial organization to the extent necessary to determine compliance with the contract;
(5) Hold all accounts for the benefit of the account owner;
(6) Be audited at least annually by a firm of independent certified public accountants selected by the financial organization, and provide the results of the audit to the development corporation; and
(7) Provide the development corporation with copies of all regulatory filings and reports related to the program made by the financial organization during the term of the management contract or while it is holding any accounts, other than confidential filings or reports that will not become part of the program. The financial organization shall make available for review by the development corporation, the results of any periodic examination of the financial organization by any state or federal banking, insurance, or securities commission, except to the extent that the report or reports may not be disclosed under applicable law or the rules of the examining agency.
(f) The development corporation may require an audit to be conducted on the operations and financial position of the program manager at any time if the development corporation has any reason to be concerned about the financial position, recordkeeping practices, or status of accounts of the program manager.
(g) During the term of any contract with a program manager, the development corporation shall conduct an examination of the program manager and its handling of accounts. The examination shall be conducted at least biennially if the program manager is not otherwise subject to periodic examination by the commissioner of financial institutions, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or other similar entity.
(h) If selection of a financial organization as a program manager is not renewed, after the end of the term:
(1) Accounts previously established and held in investment instruments at the financial organization may be terminated;
(2) Additional contributions may be made to the accounts;
(3) No new accounts may be placed with the financial organization; and
(4) Existing accounts held by the financial organization shall remain subject to all oversight and reporting requirements established by the development corporation.
If the development corporation terminates a financial organization as a program manager, the development corporation shall take custody of accounts held by the financial organization and shall seek to promptly transfer the accounts to another financial organization that is selected as a program manager and into investment instruments as similar to the original instruments as possible.
(i) The development corporation may enter into contracts for the services of consultants for rendering professional and technical assistance and advice and any other contracts that are necessary and proper for the implementation of the program.
(j) The program shall only allow contributions from individual investors in amounts ranging from a minimum of $1,000 to a maximum of $100,000 per investor.
(k) The program manager shall invest all contributions received from investors in securities not limited to legal investments under state laws relating to the investment of trust fund assets by trust companies, including those authorized by article 8 of chapter 412. Contributions shall be used for venture capital investment. Investment may be made in any manner the program deems correct. If no venture capital is available at the time a contribution is made to the program, the program manager may invest the contribution in any manner allowed a regulated investment company until a venture capital investment opportunity occurs. While the program manager should make a best effort to make venture capital investments as defined in section 206M-AA, if no such venture capital investment is available in Hawaii, then the program manager may make venture capital investments outside Hawaii.
(l) The development corporation may adopt any necessary rules under chapter 91.
§206M-CC Limitation of liability. In no case shall the development corporation, officers or employees of the development corporation, or the State be liable for the monetary losses of individuals contributing to the program. In all cases, the program manager shall inform individual contributors of the risk involved in contributing to the program.
Part C. broadband division
§206M-DD
Broadband division; established. There is established the broadband
division of the Hawaii technology development corporation. The purpose of the division is to provide all
Hawaii residents with access to ultra-high speed internet service at affordable
prices."
SECTION 2. Chapter 206M, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new sections to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§206M-EE Hydrogen investment capital special fund.
(a) There shall be established
the hydrogen investment capital special fund, into which shall be deposited:
(1) Appropriations
made by the legislature to the fund;
(2) All
contributions from public or private partners;
(3) All interest
earned on or accrued to moneys deposited in the special fund; and
(4) Any other
moneys made available to the special fund from other sources.
(b)
Moneys in the fund shall be expended by the development corporation:
(1) To provide seed
capital for and venture capital investments in private sector and federal
projects for research, development, testing, and implementation of the Hawaii
renewable hydrogen program, as set forth in section 196-10; and
(2) For any other purpose deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of section 196-10.
§206M-FF HI growth initiative; report to legislature. The development corporation shall submit a report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to each regular session on the specific annual outcome achieved through the activities and expenditures of the HI growth initiative."
SECTION 3. Section 206M-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) There is established the Hawaii technology development corporation, which shall be a public body corporate and politic and an instrumentality and agency of the State. The development corporation shall be placed within the department of business, economic development, and tourism for administrative purposes, pursuant to section 26-35. The purpose of the development corporation shall be to facilitate the growth and development of the commercial technology industry in Hawaii. Its duties shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Developing and encouraging industrial parks as technology innovation centers and developing or assisting with the development of projects within or outside of industrial parks, including participating with the private sector in such development;
(2) Providing financial and other support and services to Hawaii-based technology companies;
(3) Collecting and analyzing information on the state of commercial technology activity in Hawaii;
(4) Promoting and marketing Hawaii as a site for
commercial technology activity; [and]
(5) Providing advice on policy and planning for
technology-based economic development[.]; and
(6) Establishing
programs to stimulate private capital investment in Hawaii toward investments
that promote the welfare of citizens of this State, economic growth,
employment, and economic diversification."
SECTION 4. Section 206M-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) The development corporation shall have all the powers necessary to carry out its purposes, including the powers to:
(1) Sue and be sued;
(2) Have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure;
(3) Make and execute, enter into, amend, supplement, and carry out contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers and functions under this chapter, including, with the approval of the governor, a project agreement, or an amendment or supplement to an existing project agreement, with a qualified person, and to enter into and carry out any agreement whereby the obligations of a qualified person under a project agreement shall be unconditionally guaranteed or insured by, or the performance thereof assigned to, or guaranteed or insured by, a person or persons other than the qualified person; and extend or renew any project agreement or any other agreement related thereto; provided that any such renewal or extension shall be subject to the approval of the governor unless made in accordance with provisions for the extension or renewal contained in a project agreement or related agreement theretofore approved by the governor;
(4) Make and alter bylaws for its organization and internal management;
(5) Adopt rules under chapter 91 necessary to effectuate this chapter in connection with industrial parks, projects, multi-project programs, and the operations, properties, and facilities of the development corporation;
(6) Through its chief executive officer, appoint officers, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties and qualifications, and fix their salaries, without regard to chapter 76;
(7) Prepare or cause to be prepared development plans for industrial parks;
(8) Acquire, own, lease, hold, clear, improve, and rehabilitate real, personal, or mixed property and assign, exchange, transfer, convey, lease, sublease, or encumber any project, including by way of easements;
(9) Acquire, construct, improve, install, equip, or develop or provide for the acquisition, construction, improvement, installation, equipping, or development of any project and designate a qualified person as its agent for such purpose;
(10) Own, hold, assign, transfer, convey, exchange, lease, sublease, or encumber any project;
(11) Arrange or initiate appropriate action for the planning, replanning, opening, grading, or closing of streets, roads, roadways, alleys, easements, or other places, the furnishing of improvements, the acquisition of property or property rights, or the furnishing of property or services in connection with an industrial park or project;
(12) Prepare, or cause to be prepared, plans, specifications, designs, and estimates of cost for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, installation, equipping, development, or maintenance of any project or industrial park, and from time to time modify the plans, specifications, designs, or estimates;
(13) Engage the services of consultants on a contractual basis for rendering professional and technical assistance and advice;
(14) Procure insurance [against any loss in
connection with its property and other assets and operations in amounts and
from insurers as it deems desirable;] as may be necessary;
(15) Accept and expend gifts or grants in any form from any public agency or from any other source;
(16) Issue special purpose revenue bonds and refunding special purpose revenue bonds pursuant to and in accordance with this chapter in principal amounts as may be authorized from time to time by law to finance or refinance the cost of a project, singly or as part of a multi-project program, or an industrial park as authorized by law and provide for the security thereof as permitted by this chapter;
(17) Lend or otherwise apply the proceeds of the bonds issued for a project or an industrial park either directly or through a trustee to a qualified person for use and application by the qualified person in the acquisition, construction, improvement, installation, equipping, or development of a project or industrial park, or agree with the qualified person whereby any of these activities shall be undertaken or supervised by that qualified person or by a person designated by the qualified person;
(18) As security for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest of the special purpose revenue bonds issued for a project to:
(A) Pledge, assign, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber all or any part of the revenues and receipts derived or to be derived by the development corporation under the project agreement for the project for which the bonds are issued;
(B) Pledge and assign the interest and rights of the development corporation under the project agreement or other agreement with respect to the project or the special purpose revenue bonds;
(C) Pledge and assign any bond, debenture, note, or other evidence of indebtedness received by the development corporation with respect to the project; or
(D) Any combination of the foregoing;
(19) With or without terminating a project agreement, exercise any and all rights provided by law for entry and reentry upon or take possession of a project at any time or from time to time upon breach or default by a qualified person under a project agreement, including any action at law or in equity for the purpose of effecting its rights of entry or reentry or obtaining possession of the project or for the payments of rentals, user taxes, or charges, or any other sum due and payable by the qualified person to the development corporation pursuant to the project agreement;
(20) Enter into arrangements with qualified county development entities whereby the board would provide financial support to qualified projects proposed;
(21) Create an environment in which to support technology economic development, including but not limited to:
(A) Supporting all aspects of technology-based economic development;
(B) Developing instructive programs, identifying issues and impediments to the growth of technology industry in Hawaii; and
(C) Providing policy analysis and information important to the development of technology industries in Hawaii;
(22) Develop [programs]:
(A) Programs
that support start-up and existing technology companies in Hawaii and attract
new companies to relocate to or establish operations in Hawaii by assessing the
needs of these companies and providing the physical and technical
infrastructure to support their operations; and
(B) Specialized
programs designed to encourage the development of new products, businesses, and
markets;
(23) Coordinate its efforts with other public and private agencies involved in stimulating technology-based economic development in Hawaii, including but not limited to:
(A) The department of business, economic development, and tourism;
(B) The Pacific international center for high technology research; and
(C) The office of technology transfer and economic development of the University of Hawaii;
(24) Promote and market Hawaii as a site for commercial technology activity, including the expenditure of funds for protocol purposes at the discretion of the board;
(25) Provide advice on policy and planning for technology-based economic development;
(26) Finance, conduct, or cooperate in financing or conducting technological, business, financial, or other investigations that are related to or likely to lead to business, technology, and economic development by making and entering into contracts and other appropriate arrangements, including the provision of loans, start-up and expansion capital, loan guaranty, loans convertible to equity, equity charged and received by the corporation, and other forms of assistance;
(27) Solicit, study, and assist in the preparation of business plans and proposals of new or established businesses;
(28) Provide [advice,] advisory services,
technical and marketing assistance, support, and promotion to enterprises in
which investments have been made[;] or as may be necessary to carry
out the purposes of this chapter;
(29) Acquire, hold, and sell qualified securities;
(30) Consent, subject to the provisions of any contract with noteholders or bondholders, whenever the corporation deems it necessary or desirable in the fulfillment of the purposes of this chapter, to the modification, with respect to rate of interest, time of payment of any installment of principal or interest, or any other terms, of any contract or agreement of any kind to which the corporation is a party;
(31) Invest any funds held in reserves or sinking
funds, or any funds not required for immediate disbursement, in such
investments as may be lawful for fiduciaries in the State; [and]
(32) Coordinate the
development corporation's programs with any education and training program;
(33) Prepare, publish, and
distribute such technical studies, reports, bulletins, and other materials as
it deems appropriate, subject only to the maintenance and respect for
confidentiality of client proprietary information;
(34) Organize,
conduct, sponsor, or cooperate in and assist in the conduct of conferences,
demonstrations, and studies relating to the stimulation and formation of
businesses;
(35) Enter into
agreements or other transactions with any federal, state, or county agency;
(36) Appear in its
own behalf before state, county, or federal agencies;
(37) Appoint
advisory committees as deemed necessary;
(38) Exercise any
other powers of a corporation organized under the laws of the State; and
[(32)] (39) Do any and all things necessary or
convenient to carry out its purposes and exercise the powers given and granted
in this chapter."
SECTION 5. Chapter 211F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
repealed.
SECTION 6. All rights, powers, functions, and duties of the Hawaii strategic development corporation and the broadband division of the department of business, economic development, and tourism are transferred to the Hawaii technology development corporation.
All employees who occupy civil service positions and whose functions are transferred to the Hawaii technology development corporation by this Act shall retain their civil service status, whether permanent or temporary. Employees shall be transferred without loss of salary, seniority (except as prescribed by applicable collective bargaining agreements), retention points, prior service credit, any vacation and sick leave credits previously earned, and other rights, benefits, and privileges, in accordance with state personnel laws and this Act; provided that the employees possess the minimum qualifications and public employment requirements for the class or position to which transferred or appointed, as applicable; provided further that subsequent changes in status may be made pursuant to applicable civil service and compensation laws.
Any employee who, prior to this Act, is exempt from civil service and is transferred as a consequence of this Act may retain the employee's exempt status, but shall not be appointed to a civil service position as a consequence of this Act. An exempt employee who is transferred by this Act shall not suffer any loss of prior service credit, vacation or sick leave credits previously earned, or other employee benefits or privileges as a consequence of this Act; provided that the employees possess legal and public employment requirements for the position to which transferred or appointed, as applicable; provided further that subsequent changes in status may be made pursuant to applicable employment and compensation laws. The chief executive officer of the Hawaii technology development corporation may prescribe the duties and qualifications of these employees and fix their salaries without regard to chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
SECTION 7. All rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, and other material adopted or developed by the Hawaii strategic development corporation and the broadband division of the department of business, economic development, and tourism to implement provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes that are reenacted or made applicable to the Hawaii technology development corporation by this Act shall remain in full force and effect until amended or repealed by the Hawaii technology development corporation pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes. In the interim, every reference to the Hawaii strategic development corporation or the board of directors of the Hawaii strategic development corporation or the broadband division or the director of business, economic development, and tourism in those rules, policies, procedures, guidelines, and other material is amended to refer to the Hawaii technology development corporation or the board of directors of the Hawaii technology development corporation, as appropriate.
SECTION 8. All deeds, leases, contracts, loans, agreements, permits, or other documents executed or entered into by or on behalf of the Hawaii strategic development corporation or the broadband division of the department of business, economic development, and tourism, pursuant to the provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes that are reenacted or made applicable to the Hawaii technology development corporation by this Act shall remain in full force and effect. Effective July 1, 2019, every reference to the Hawaii strategic development corporation or the board of directors of the Hawaii strategic development corporation or the broadband division or the director of business, economic development, and tourism in those deeds, leases, contracts, loans, agreements, permits, or other documents shall be construed as a reference to the Hawaii technology development corporation or the board of directors of the Hawaii technology development corporation, as appropriate.
SECTION 9. All appropriations, records, equipment, machines, files, supplies, contracts, books, papers, documents, maps, and other personal property heretofore made, used, acquired, or held by the Hawaii strategic development corporation and the broadband division of the department of business, economic development, and tourism relating to the functions transferred to the Hawaii technology development corporation shall be transferred with the functions to which they relate.
SECTION 10. In codifying the new parts and sections added by section 1 of this Act, the revisor of statutes shall substitute appropriate section numbers for the letters used in designating the new parts and sections in this Act.
SECTION 11. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 12. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 13.
This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.
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Report Title:
Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation; Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Broadband Division; Transfer
Description:
Transfers all powers, duties, and obligations held by the Hawaii strategic development corporation and the broadband division of the department of business, economic development, and tourism to the Hawaii technology development corporation. Repeals the Hawaii strategic development corporation.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
