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 S.B. No. 2995, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

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

The Department of Transportation, Honolulu Police Department, and Hawaii Transportation Association testified in support of this bill. The Judiciary supported the intent of this measure.

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 S.B. No. 2995, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.