STAND. COM. REP. NO. 351

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 348
                                        S.D. 2




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 348, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to permit counties to
establish towing company fees within its jurisdiction.  

     This measure also repeals the drop-dead date of Act 138,
Session Laws of Hawaii 1998, which would have repealed the
current maximum allowable towing company fees and the credit card
and automatic teller machine payment accommodations.

     No testimony was received on this measure.

     Your Committee finds that towing companies of the respective
counties may be subject to different requirements and costs which
are not allowed to be charged under current law.  In particular,
the county of Maui requires towing companies that are contracted
to provide towing services to the county police to clean and
clear the roadway of any debris, spills, or leaks.  However,
current law does not permit the towing companies to charge for
this service.  Your Committee finds that towing companies should
be allowed to charge for this service when required pursuant to
an agreement with the county.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting the
provisions that allow counties to establish towing company fees

 
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and by allowing towing companies to charge up to $25 for road
clean-up when that service is a part of a towing services
agreement with the county. 

     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. 348, S.D. 1, as amended herein,
and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means, in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 348, S.D. 2.

                                   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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