STAND. COM. REP. NO.  473-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 1839

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources, to which was referred H.B. No. 1839 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WATER SERVICE CONSUMPTION DATA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify that a water service holder's mailing address, amounts paid by or owed to the service holder for water or sewer services, and an individual's service location shall not be made available by a public agency for public inspection or duplication.

The Office of Information Practices provided comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1839 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources,

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair