CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 66

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   H.B. No. 719
                                  H.D. 2
                                  S.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate
in H.B. No. 719, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to increase from $1 to $3 the
highway beautification fee, which is collected from each motor
vehicle registration.  The measure exempts U-drive motor vehicles
from the fee increase.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the fee increase
will be a burden to the rental car industry, and further finds
that although a fee increase is necessary in order to maintain
the highway beautification program, a $1 increase will be
sufficient.


 
 
 
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     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the fee
increase from $3 to $2, and the effective date to January 1,
2000.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of H.B. No. 719, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as H.B. No. 719, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
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CAL KAWAMOTO, Co-Chair             KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair           KENNY GOODENOW, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair             BOB NAKASONE, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ROBERT BUNDA, Member               MARK MOSES, Member



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RANDALL IWASE, Member



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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Member



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SAM SLOM, Member