CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO.77

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   S.B. No. 2283
                                  S.D. 1
                                  H.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




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

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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 2283, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
     COMMISSION," 

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 streamline the resolution
of disputed matters before the Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
by requiring the parties to a PUC proceeding to participate in
non-binding arbitration, mediation, or some other form of
alternative dispute resolution prior to hearing.  

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to
provide that the Act takes effect upon its approval. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your
Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your

 
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Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 2283, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as S.B. No. 2283, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

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




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Rep. RON MENOR                    Sen. BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI
Chair                             Co-Chair



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                                  Sen. BRIAN KANNO
                                  Co-Chair

 
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