STAND. COM. REP. NO.567-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: H.B. No. 1777
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1777, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to:
(1) Define "basic service rates" to mean the monthly rates that a utility charges for basic services to a customer;
(2) Restrict the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) contested case hearing requirement for public utility rate increases to basic service rates; and
(3) Grant PUC the discretion to hold a contested case hearing for increases in rates other than basic service rates.
Verizon Hawaii submitted testimony in support of this bill. PUC and the Division of Consumer Advocacy of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs submitted testimony in opposition to this bill. Oceanic Communications and Life of the Land submitted comments on this bill.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1777, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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