STAND. COM. REP. NO. 542-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1776
                                     H.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, to which
was referred H.B. No. 1776 entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to:

     (1)  Specify factors that the Public Utilities Commission
          (PUC) must consider in granting a certificate of public
          convenience and necessity; and

     (2)  Make unauthorized activity grounds for denying
          subsequent applications.

     Testimony was received in support of this measure by a
private attorney representing a Hawaii motor carrier.  Testimony
in opposition was submitted by the PUC.

     Your Committee has amended Section 272-12(f), Hawaii Revised
Statutes, of this measure to address the concerns raised by the
motor carriers.  The amendments reflect the requirements set
forth in the Hawaii Supreme Court Charley's Tour case. 
 
     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
purpose of H.B. No. 1776, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No.
1776, H.D. 1.

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



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                                   RON MENOR, Chair