STAND. COM. REP. NO.886

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 210

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 210, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PILOTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that an adequate number of port pilots is maintained and licensed by requiring the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to determine the number of pilots necessary to safely and economically meet the requirements of commerce.

The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Fairway Navigation, Inc., and three concerned citizens testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee notes that according to DCCA, the Attorney General believed last year that the prior rules under DCCA are not sufficiently based on statutory authority and that changes to the licensing process are necessary. This bill will codify the practices of DCCA and restore the prior system of licensing deputy and port pilots.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 210, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 

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

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair