CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 8

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   H.B. No. 1773
                                  H.D. 1
                                  S.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate
in H.B. No. 1773, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE MOTOR CARRIER LAW,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to reduce inefficiency and
duplication in the process governing appeals from orders of the
Public Utilities Commission (PUC).  Specifically, this bill
requires a motion for reconsideration or rehearing of an order or
decision made by the PUC under Hawaii's Motor Carrier law, be
decided by an order issued by the PUC within 45 days of the date
on which the motion is filed. 

     After careful consideration, your Committee on Conference
has amended this bill by:


 
 
 
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     (1) Providing that the PUC may set aside the automatic stay
         in its discretion; and 

     (2) Changing the effective date to take effect upon
         approval.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your
Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your
Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 1773, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as H.B. No. 1773, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

  ON THE PART OF THE SENATE          ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair       RON MENOR, Chair




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BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair