CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 140

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   H.B. No. 2556
                                  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. 2556, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SAFETY INSPECTION FREQUENCIES
    FOR REGULATED EQUIPMENT,"

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 bill is to repeal the requirement that
effective July 1, 2000, the period between an initial safety
inspection of a boiler, pressure system, amusement ride, or
elevator and kindred equipment, or the inspection used as the
basis for the issuance of a permit to operate, and any subsequent
inspection, not exceed seven months nor be less than five months.


 
 
 
 
 
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     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by
requiring that the period between an initial safety inspection or
the inspection used as the basis for the issuance of a permit to
operate, and any subsequent inspection of:

     (1) A boiler or pressure system shall not exceed thirteen
         months; or

     (2) Elevators and kindred equipment shall not exceed eight
         months.

     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. 2556, 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. 2556, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members:         

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE          ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE



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BOB NAKATA, Co-Chair               TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Co-Chair



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CAL KAWAMOTO, Co-Chair             IRIS IKEDA CATALANI, Co-Chair