CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 91

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

RE:    H.B. No. 1000

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1000, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENHANCED 911 SERVICES,"

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 bill is to clarify and update the Enhanced 911 Law, Chapter 138, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     Specifically, this measure, among other things:

     (1)  Renames the Wireless Enhanced 911 Board the Enhanced 911 Board (Board);

     (2)  Expands the Board's membership from eleven to 13 to include an additional representative from the City and County of Honolulu and a representative of a provider of voice over internet protocol communications service;

     (3)  Expands the monthly enhanced 911 surcharge to all communication service connections, except those provided by the public utility providing land line enhanced 911 services;

     (4)  Expands the authority of the Board to make expenditures from the Enhanced 911 Fund from those necessary to recover the cost of providing wireless enhanced 911 service to include expenditures for sustaining current enhanced 911 service and funding future technologies;

     (5)  Permits the public utility providing land line enhanced 911 services to retain the land line enhanced 911 service surcharge authorized by section 269-16.95, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

     (6)  Prohibits the Board from retaining an accounting firm, consultant, or other third party if the third party has a conflict of interest;

     (7)  Extends the State's limitation of liability with regard to provision of enhanced 911 services to accounting firms, consultants, or other third parties retained by the Board; and

     (8)  Authorizes the Board to adopt administrative rules pursuant to Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Adding the definition of "911 coordinator";

     (2)  Adding the definition of "911 service";

     (3)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2011; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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 H.B. No. 1000, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1000, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair	____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Co-Chair
____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair	____________________________ ROBERT N. HERKES, Co-Chair
____________________________ MICHELLE KIDANI, Co-Chair	____________________________ TY CULLEN, Co-Chair