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. 3097 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to assist counties with populations of less than 500,000 to maintain adequate fuel supplies by:

Mid Pac Petroleum testified in support of this bill. The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Aloha Petroleum, Ltd., supported the intent of this measure. The Department of Budget and Finance, Department of Taxation, Tax Foundation of Hawaii, and the Western States Petroleum Association submitted comments.

Your Committee finds that this measure will assist neighbor islands in acquiring adequate storage facilities for fuel supplies. Additional fuel storage may prove to be of great value during a time of crisis when fuel supplies are not readily transferable to the neighbor islands.

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. 3097 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.