STAND. COM. REP. NO. 593-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2581
                                     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. 2581 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF UNNECESSARY
     ADMINISTRATIVE RULES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to reduce the burden of
government regulation and minimize its negative effects on
Hawaii's residents, businesses, economy, and government
operations.  This measure provides that in order to expedite the
streamlining of state government and increase government
efficiency, agencies whose rules have been deemed "unnecessary"
by this measure need not comply with the requirements for the
repeal of rules under the Hawaii Administrative Procedures Act
with respect to these "unnecessary" rules.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Department of Commerce and
Consumer Affairs, Department of Budget and Finance, Department of
Accounting and General Services, Department of Business, Economic
Development & Tourism, Department of Land and Natural Resources,
Estate of James Campbell, Small-Business Economic Revival Force,
Small Business Regulatory Review Board, Land Use Research
Foundation of Hawaii, and the Building Industry Association of
Hawaii. 

     Testimony in opposition to this measure was submitted by the
Hawaii Insurers Council. 

 
 
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     Your Committee has amended section two of this measure by
including the language "having been found to be unnecessary" to
remove any confusion as to who makes the determination of which
administrative rules are deemed "unnecessary."  Other technical,
nonsubstantive amendments were also made for purposes of clarity,
consistency, and style.

     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. 2581, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No.
2581, H.D. 1.

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



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                                   RON MENOR, Chair