STAND. COM. REP. NO.  822

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

 

RE:   H.B. No. 972

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 972, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GASOLINE DEALERS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to specifically require the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to assess a civil penalty against manufacturers or jobbers who violate the qualified restrictions against converting existing dealer retail gas stations to company stations.  This bill also requires the Attorney General to institute a civil action for civil penalties not paid in the time period specified by the PUC.

 

     A concerned individual supported this bill.  PUC opposed this measure.

 

     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. 972, 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