STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 622-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 2883

H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2883, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WIRELESS ENHANCED 911 SERVICE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public by funding and implementing an enhanced wireless 911 system designed to route a 911 call to a public safety answering point along with the caller's identification and location. Among other things, this bill establishes:

(1) A monthly surcharge of 66 cents on mobile phone connections;

(2) A special fund to receive the proceeds of the surcharge; and

(3) A board to oversee the collection and distribution of the surcharge proceeds and that must report annually to the Legislature.

The Honolulu Police Department, Verizon Hawaii, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA, Inc., American Heart Association, and AT&T Wireless testified in support of this bill. The Department of Accounting and General Services supported the intent of this measure. The Department of Health opposed this bill. The Office of Information Practices submitted comments.

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. 2883, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

		____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair