CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 122-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2010

RE:    S.B. No. 2809

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2809, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO UTILITIES REGULATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate unspecified amounts out of the public utilities commission special fund for fiscal year 2010-2011 for:

     (1)  The operations of the Public Utilities Commission, including reinstatement and funding of deleted positions; and

     (2)  The operations of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Division of Consumer Advocacy, including funding of positions included in the 2007 reorganization and deleted positions.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the reorganization of the Public Utilities Commission and the Division of Consumer Advocacy provided by Act 177 and Act 183, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, is essential to regulate Hawaii's public utilities effectively; control utility costs; and successfully implement meaningful energy policy reform in Hawaii.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Appropriating $1,704,000 for the operations of the Public Utilities Commission;

     (2)  Appropriating $634,000 for the operations of the Division of Consumer Advocacy;

     (3)  Changing the effective date from July 1, 2050, to July 1, 2010; and

     (4)  Making a technical amendment for the purpose of accuracy.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2809, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2809, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ ROBERT N. HERKES, Co-Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair
____________________________ GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Co-Chair	____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM, Co-Chair