Bill Text: HI HB1130 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Boiler and Elevator Safety; Renewal Inspections; Housekeeping Amendments

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [HB1130 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HB1130-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO.  589

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1130

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1130, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE BOILER AND ELEVATOR SAFETY LAW,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is ensure public safety by allowing the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) to:

 

     (1)  Establish re-inspection frequencies and procedures for permit renewals for boilers, elevators, and kindred equipment based on factors relevant to the safe operation of the equipment and American Society of Mechanical Engineers standards; and

 

     (2)  Obtain records and documents relating to investigations, enforcement, and inspection activities.

 

     DLIR testified in support of this bill.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Clarifying that the Director of DLIR may only obtain pertinent records and documents from an employer, owner, or operator of equipment during the course of investigation, enforcement, and inspection; 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 Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1130, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1130, H.D. 2.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

 

 

		____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair