STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2160

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2403
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2403 entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to increase the maximum
amount of the additional fee assessed for motor vehicle
certificates of registration to be used for the disposal of
abandoned and derelict vehicles.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from a Council Member from the County of Maui, the Council Chair
from the County of Maui, Department of Public Works from County
of Kauai, Kauai County Council, and Hawaii State Association of
Counties.  Your Committee received testimony from Catrala-Hawaii
in support of the measure as long as it does not affect U-drive
vehicles.  Na Leo Pohai submitted testimony in opposition to the
measure.

     Your Committee finds that this increase will help defray the
high cost of disposition and related activities of abandoned or
derelict vehicles.  Your Committee notes the increase in disposal
fee does not apply to U-drive vehicles.

     Your Committee has amended the measure to limit the use of
the fee to only defray the cost of disposition and other related
activities of abandoned or derelict vehicles.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2403, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 2403, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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