STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1337-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 110

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water & Land, 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 address the development and implementation of future State telecommunication infrastructure by requesting the Director 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 state public lands for communication and telecommunication hardware devices.  

 

     The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism provided comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee notes that, pursuant to the testimony of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, additional funding may be necessary to carry out the establishment and functions of the working group.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Removing the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives from the list of persons to whom certified copies of the concurrent resolution are to be transmitted; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 110, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 110, H.D. 1.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

 

 

 

 

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CINDY EVANS, Chair