STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1097-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   S.B. No. 2432

      S.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 2432, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ONE CALL CENTER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend certain provisions relating to pest control operators by:

     (1)  Clarifying and extending for two more years the exemption for certain activities of pest control operators from the definition of "excavation" under the one call center law;

     (2)  Requiring exempt pest control operators to attend training provided by the Hawaii one call center; and

     (3)  Requiring the public utilities commission to conduct an investigation on the risks of residential pest control application and report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2014.

The Hawaii Pest Control Association testified in support of this measure.  The Public Utilities Commission provided comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2432, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair