STAND. COM. REP. NO. 836-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 2710
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2710, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NOISE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit as disorderly conduct the operation of motorized equipment with noise levels exceeding one hundred twenty decibels ("a" scale) between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., any day of the week.
The Department of Transportation supported the intent of this bill. The Office of the Public Defender and the General Contractors Association of Hawaii opposed this measure. The Department of Agriculture provided comments.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Removing the reference to construction equipment from the illustrative list of types of motorized equipment subject to this restriction;
(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2096, to encourage further discussion; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2710, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2710, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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