CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.48-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 1722

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

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. 1722, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

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 purposes of this bill, among other things, are to:

(1) Provide relief beyond April 30, 2002, for the airport concessions still suffering from the terrorist events of September 11, 2001;

(2) Reduce the motor vehicle safety inspection requirement for heavy commercial vehicles from twice a year to once a year; and

(3) Repeal the June 30, 2002, sunset date of Act 332, Session Laws of Hawaii 1993, which authorizes the establishment of the Air Carrier Commission.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the provisions relating to:

(A) Relief for the airport concessions still suffering from the terrorists events of September 11, 2001; and

(B) The reduction of the motor vehicle safety inspection requirement for heavy commercial vehicles from twice a year to once a year;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2002; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, conformity, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1722, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1722, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Co-Chair

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RON MENOR, Co-Chair

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KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Co-Chair