STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1256-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: S.B. No. 2074
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2074, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-EMERGENCY REPORTING SYSTEM, KNOWN AS 3-1-1,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to enhance public safety by appropriating an unspecified amount of funds for a grant-in-aid to the Honolulu Police Department for the development costs of a 3-1-1 non-emergency reporting system.
The American Heart Association testified in support of this bill. The City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, Honolulu Police Department, and Verizon Wireless testified in support of this bill with amendments. T-Mobile USA, Inc., opposed this measure. Cingular Wireless submitted comments.
Your Committee finds that over 45 municipalities across the nation have implemented some form of a 3-1-1 system since the Federal Communications Commission designated 3-1-1 to be used for non-emergency services in 1997. Moreover, the City and County of Honolulu, in accordance with its sister counties, has agreed to take the lead in developing a 3-1-1 system, in cooperation with the State.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Clarifying that the grant-in-aid will also be used for a study to develop a request for proposal for a 3-1-1 non-emergency response system;
(2) Modifying the purpose section and specifications of the 3-1-1 system accordingly;
(3) Adding a "limitation of liability" clause;
(4) Inserting an appropriation amount of $2,000,000 for the grant-in-aid;
(5) Specifying that the grant-in-aid is for the City and County of Honolulu; and
(6) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2074, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2074, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,
____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair |
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