STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2752
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 2504
S.D. 2
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2504, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to require the counties to administer the disabled persons parking program and to require the State to reimburse the counties for certain costs.
Your Committee finds that, presently, the counties have the option of administering the disabled parking program and participating counties are reimbursed for certain program costs by the State.
This bill would require all counties to administer a disabled parking program and require the State to reimburse the counties at a rate of $12 per program applicant.
Your Committee finds that this bill will ensure the administration of the disabled parking program statewide and reimburse the counties a reasonable amount for their efforts.
Your Committee has amended the bill by:
(1) Removing references to certain fees that may be charged by the counties for the disabled parking program, since the federal courts have ruled that charging a disabled person a fee is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act; and
(2) Including appropriations of unspecified amounts to the counties for purposes of furthering discussion on this matter.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2504, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2504, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair |
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