STAND. COM. REP. NO.  947-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2644

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2644, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Public Utilities Commission to implement best practices in the areas of regulatory frameworks, rules and procedures, and information technology and public access.  Additionally, this measure appropriates an unspecified dollar amount to implement best practices.

The Public Utilities Commission offered comments on the measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2030, to promote further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2644, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2644, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair