Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 81 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to change motor vehicle carrier marking requirements to conform state statutory standards to federal standards.

The Department of Transportation and the Hawaii Transportation Association testified in support of this bill.

Regulations established pursuant to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act are widely considered to be the uniform standard throughout the United States. Although state laws were amended in 1997 to standardize all motor vehicle carrier marking requirements, regulations established under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act have been updated. This bill would make state law consistent with the new federal regulations.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 81 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.