Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 228 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the United States Congress to approve legislation that would require the United States Postal Service to provide mail recipients the option of being included on a list of those not wishing to receive any unsolicited commercial mail.

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' Office of Consumer Protection submitted comments. The Legislative Information Services of Hawaii submitted testimony in opposition.

According to the Office of Consumer Protection, the Direct Marketing Association's Mail Preference Service offers consumers the ability to register to prevent the receipt of unsolicited mail from the Direct Marketing Association's members. However, this does not address the issue of unsolicited mail from nonmembers. Your Committee finds that additional measures are needed to prevent mail scams and unsolicited mailings.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 228, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 228, S.D. 1.