STAND. COM. REP. NO.  831

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1061

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1061, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure reliable public utility services by authorizing the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to appoint a receiver to take necessary temporary action to assure continued water or sewer service in certain situations where the PUC finds that a regulated private water or sewer utility is failing or in imminent threat of failing to provide adequate and reasonable service to customers.

 

     PUC testified in support of this bill.

 

     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 H.B. No. 1061, 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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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair