STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2167

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 3073

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Energy and Environment, to which was referred S.B. No. 3073 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRONIC PERMITTING FEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to facilitate the Department of Health in conducting business electronically for certain environmental programs.

     Specifically, this measure allows any Department of Health program that collects fees for the issuance of permits, licenses, certificates, or similar approvals, under chapters 342D, 342H, 342J, 342L, 340E, or 340F, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to deduct any electronic and credit card processing fees and charges to which the Department has agreed prior to depositing the funds collected into the general fund.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Health.

     Your Committee finds that promoting the use of electronic business will assist the Department of Health in conducting efficient business operations.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3073 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy and Environment,

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RON MENOR, Chair