CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO.114

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   S.B. No. 2838
                                  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. 2838, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE INTERNET PORTAL," 

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 establish, on a special
and temporary basis, the Access Hawaii Committee (Committee) to
consist of a maximum of eleven voting ex officio members.

     The Committee is to provide oversight of the Internet portal
manager (portal manager) by:

     (1)  Reviewing the annual strategic plan and periodic
          reports submitted by the portal manager;

     (2)  Reviewing and approving all charges to be assessed to
          portal users;

 
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     (3)  Reviewing and approving service level agreements
          negotiated between government agencies and the portal
          manager;

     (4)  Reviewing annual financial reports and audits of the
          portal manager;

     (5)  Reviewing annual customer satisfaction surveys
          conducted by the portal manager; and

     (6)  Reviewing the performance measures of the Internet
          portal.

     This measure also allows the charging of fees for value
added electronic services that will be collected by the portal
manager and requires the Committee to submit an annual report on
the operations of the portal manager to the Legislature.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference
amended the measure to:

     (1)  Add titles to each section of the measure;

     (2)  Expand the purpose section to include access to the
          portal through the public library system;

     (3)  Expand the purpose of the measure, and duties of the
          Committee, to include assisting the public library
          system in providing access to the portal;

     (4)  Expand the definition of "value added electronic
          services" to include the ability to transact business
          over the portal;

     (5)  Terminate the Committee on June 30, 2003; and

     (6)  Appropriate $250,000 for the public library system to
          provide access to the portal.

     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 S.B. No. 2838, 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. 2838, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

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




_____________________________     _______________________________
Rep. ROBERT N. HERKES             Sen. DAVID Y. IGE
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair



_____________________________     _______________________________
Rep. SYLVIA J. LUKE               Sen. NORMAN SAKAMOTO
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair



                                  _______________________________
                                  Sen. CAROL FUKUNAGA
                                  Co-Chair

 
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