STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1069

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 550

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 550, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to provide an allowance to neighbor island Public Utilities Commission Commissioners for certain travel-related expenses.

No written comments were received on this measure.

Your Committee finds that neighbor island Public Utilities Commission Commissioners often incur travel expenses for which they are not reimbursed, including board and lodging, in order to travel to Oahu to carry out their duties. This measure will provide those commissioners with an allowance of $225 per day to cover those expenses, in addition to the reimbursements they receive for air travel costs.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 550, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 550, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair