STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2110

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2307
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2307 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to require the public
utilities commission to issue a certificate of convenience
allowing more than the service proposed for common carriers and
permits for contract carriers.

     The bill also provides that if a carrier engages in activity
without the authority of the commission, this activity shall be
grounds for denial for a period of two years of any application
by the carrier to the commission.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from E Noa
Corporation, a Hawaii motor carrier.  The public utilities
commission submitted testimony in opposition to this measure.

     Upon consideration of all pertinent issues and testimony
presented, your Committee finds that this measure will clarify
that the public utilities commission cannot authorize more
service than requested by the applicant for either certificates
of public convenience or permits for contract carriers. 
  
     Your Committee has amended this measure by limiting the bill
to applicants for authority to carry passengers, and has made
technical, nonsubstantive changes.

 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2307, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 2307, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee
on Commerce and Consumer Protection.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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