STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1671

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1280
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, to which
was referred S.B. No. 1280 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to remove burdensome motor
carrier temporary authority application requirements, in order to
allow the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) the flexibility and
discretion to respond quickly to emergency needs for motor
carrier service.

     Specifically, this bill removes the requirement that a motor
carrier applying for temporary authority submit a written
application verified under oath, with proof of service of the
application upon all certificate holders within the
classification for which the temporary authority is being
applied.

     Testimony in support of this bill was received from the PUC.

     Your Committee notes that the content of this bill is
identical to H.B. No. 1034 which was passed out of your Committee
earlier this session.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and

 
 
 
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purpose of S.B. No. 1280 and recommends that it pass Third
Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Consumer
                                   Protection and Commerce,



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                                   RON MENOR, Chair