STAND. COM. REP. NO. 977
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 857
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 857 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to control the noise emitted by vehicles by requiring the Director of Transportation to:
(1) Set limits on the number of decibels a vehicle may emit; and
(2) Establish decibel testing requirements for official inspection stations.
Motorcycles, motor scooters, and mopeds are included under the provisions of this bill.
The Honolulu Police Department, Legislative Information Services of Hawaii, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association supported the intent of this measure, and the Department of Transportation opposed this bill.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, for the purpose of continuing discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for consistency and clarity.
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. 857, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 857, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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