SB1201 HD3.DOC

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1201
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017		S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 3

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. (a) There is established a broadband task force to be placed within the department of business, economic development, and tourism, for administrative purposes only, which shall consist of the following members:

(1) The director of business, economic development, and tourism, who shall also serve as the chair;

(2) The respective director of each county public, educational, or governmental access provider;

(3) The mayor of the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii, and the city and county of Honolulu, or the mayor's designee;

(4) The chief executive officer of the Public Broadcasting Service Hawaii;

(5) Two representatives representing wireless providers; provided that one shall be appointed by the speaker of the house and one shall be appointed by the president of the senate;

(6) Two representatives representing each of the third-party wireless infrastructure providers; provided that one shall be appointed by the speaker of the house and one shall be appointed by the president of the senate;

(7) Two representatives representing wireline, internet, and telecommunications service providers doing business in the State; provided that one shall be appointed by the speaker of the house and one shall be appointed by the president of the senate; provided further that the representatives shall not represent the same corporation or any designee of a representative;

(8) The director of an electric utility company, or the director's designee;

(9) The director of commerce and consumer affairs, or the director's designee; and

(10) The chair of the public utilities commission, or the chair's designee.

(b) Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the task force shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.

(d) A simple majority shall constitute a quorum whose affirmative vote shall be necessary for all actions of the task force.

(e) Members of the task force shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses, including reasonable travel expenses, incurred in the performance of their duties under this section.

(f) The task force shall develop and provide a statewide broadband plan, which shall include the following:

(1) The financial status and revenues of public, educational, or governmental access providers;

(2) A description of how present fees collected are used for public, educational, or governmental access provider infrastructure;

(3) The potential establishment of a wireless fee to be used for video streaming; and

(4) The recommended structure to regulate all broadband services under the department of business, economic development, and tourism, including all rules, regulations, and fees for the implementation of broadband.

(g) The statewide broadband plan shall include all possible revenues available for broadband infrastructure and public, educational, or governmental access provided by wireless carriers; provided that any proposed fees shall be fair and reasonable to consumers.

(h) The statewide broadband plan shall address technological advancements in broadband and communication delivery systems.

(i) The statewide broadband plan shall include recommendations to facilitate the deployment of high-speed broadband infrastructure, including small wireless or wireline facilities.

(j) The task force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, with regard to the statewide broadband plan to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2018.

(k) The task force shall cease to exist upon adjournment sine die of the regular session of 2018.

SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2059.