Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 2717 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to create a Public Utilities Selection Commission to select individuals to serve on the Public Utilities Commission (PUC).

No testimony was submitted on this bill.

Your Committee finds that a selection commission would serve a useful purpose by enabling PUC members to be selected in a manner that prevents undue outside influence. Accordingly, your Committee recommends that discussion continue on this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2717 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.