THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	998
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE HONOLULU AUTHORITY FOR RAPID TRANSPORTATION.

 

 

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

 

     SECTION 1.  Act 1, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, section 18, is amended to read as follows:

     "SECTION 18.  Notwithstanding any law, charter provision, or ordinance to the contrary, in any county with a population greater than five hundred thousand, in order to ensure that appropriate use of state authorized funds to finance a locally preferred alternative for a mass transit project, the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint two [non-voting,] voting, ex-officio members to the board of directors of the county's rapid transportation authority.  The terms for each member appointed pursuant to this section shall be determined by the presiding officer who appointed them.

     For the purposes of this section, "county rapid transportation authority" means any entity established by a county in the State with a population greater than five hundred thousand for the purpose of constructing, operating, or maintaining a locally preferred alternative for a mass transit project and that receives moneys from a surcharge on state tax established pursuant to section 46-16.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, transient accommodations tax revenues pursuant to section 237D-2(e), Hawaii Revised Statutes, or both."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on May 6, 2137.

 

 

Report Title:

Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation; Board of Directors; Voting Rights

 

Description:

Grants voting rights to members of the board of directors of the Honolulu authority for rapid transportation appointed by the president of the senate or speaker of the house of representatives.  Effective 5/6/2137.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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