THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

       COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
             Senator BRIAN TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair
               Senator BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Wednesday, March 1, 2000

        TIME:    9:00 a.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 016
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

SB 2782  RELATING TO BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS         LRE, CPN
        Defines biological  materials  and  provides for the
        recognition  of  biological  materials  as  personal
        property.  

       DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


     DECISION MAKING ONLY ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURES
        Written testimony only will be accepted.


SB 2306  RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS               TIA, CPN
S.D. 1   Specifies   factors   that   the   public  utilities
        commission  must  consider  in  whether  to  grant a
        certificate  of  public  convenience  and necessity.
        Makes  unauthorized  activity   ground  for  denying
        subsequent applications. 

SB 2307  RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS               TIA, CPN
S.D. 1   Requires   the   public   utilities   commission  to
        authorize  no   more   than   the  proposed  service
        described in  applications  for  authority  to carry
        passengers.  



Persons wishing to  testify  should  submit  25 copies of their
testimony to the committee  clerk,  Room 219, State Capitol, 24

 
            hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less
            than 5 pages in  length,  to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office
            at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands),
            at least 24 hours prior  to  the  hearing.  When faxing, please
            indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and
            time of the hearing, and  the  required number of copies needed
            for submittal.
            
            If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services
            to  participate  in  the  public  hearing  process  (i.e., sign
            language  interpreter,  wheelchair  accessibility,  or  parking
            designated for  the  disabled),  please  contact  the committee
            clerk 24 hours  prior  to  the  hearing  so arrangements can be
            made.
            
            Public Folder.  A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the
            measures and testimonies for the  hearing will be available for
            shared use by members of the public.
            
            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT
            586-6460.
            
            
            ____________________________      _______________________________
            Senator BRIAN TANIGUCHI           Senator BRIAN KANNO
            Co-Chair                          Co-Chair
            

 
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