Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2520, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to improve commercial motor vehicle safety and continue to qualify for federal funds by adopting congressionally mandated changes to the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999.

The Department of Transportation, Department of Human Resources Development, and Honolulu Police Department testified in support of this bill. The Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu and Hawaii Transportation Association supported the intent of the measure. The Judiciary submitted comments.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2520, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2520, H.D. 2.