STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1062-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 110

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development & Business, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 110 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO RECOMMEND LEGISLATION OR CHANGES TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES TO DEVELOP CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND COMMUNICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS AS TO THE USE OF PUBLIC LANDS FOR COMMUNICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to bring clarity to, and consistency and efficiency in, the use of state public lands for communication and telecommunication hardware devices by requesting the Director of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish a working group to develop standard provisions to be included in contractual agreements for the use of these lands.

 

     AT&T Services, Inc. testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism provided comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 110 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Water & Land.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business,

 

 

 

 

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair