Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2817, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to reduce the number of administrative rules.

In particular, this bill repeals certain administrative rules that are deemed unnecessary or null and void. This bill also specifies that to expedite the streamlining of state government and to increase government efficiency, agencies whose rules are repealed by this bill need not comply with the requirements for the repeal of rules under the Hawaii Administrative Procedure Act with respect to those rules. In addition, this bill provides for the continuation of contracts entered into pursuant to the repealed rules.

Your Committee finds that this measure is the product of an ongoing effort by the Lieutenant Governor to streamline administrative rules to relieve the burden on the public and Hawaii's businesses. The rules specified in this measure have been found to be unnecessary, or the underlying statutory authority has been repealed, making them null and void. Act 283, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000, was a similar measure passed by the Legislature.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by making technical nonsubstantive changes for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2817, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2817, S.D. 2.