STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1412

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 1042

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1042, S.D. 2, 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 improve the Public Utilities Commission's ability to respond and adapt to the changing regulatory environment by:

     (1)  Clarifying its authority to hire professional and other staff; and

     (2)  Repealing existing legislatively-imposed permanent and temporary staff position descriptions.

The Public Utilities Commission, Division of Consumer Advocacy of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and Hawaii Energy Forum testified in support of this measure.

     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 S.B. No. 1042, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair