STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1439

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 1162
                                        H.D. 2
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 1162, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to increase the civil penalty
for boiler and elevator safety violations from $1,000 to $10,000.

     Additionally, this measure ensures the continued exemption
of the boiler and elevator safety revolving fund from overhead
assessments for central services.  Furthermore, this bill
clarifies that amusement rides are also covered under the boiler
and elevator safety laws.

     Your Committee believes that increased civil penalties and
the continued exemption of the revolving fund from central
services cost-sharing will enable the Department of Labor and
Industrial Relations to deliver increased protection to the
public from the dangers inherent in equipment such as boilers,
elevators, and amusement rides.

     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 H.B. No.
1162, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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