STAND. COM. REP. NO.  936

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 277

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 277 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FEES FOR WINDSHIELD PLACARDS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure fiscal accountability in the process for issuing parking placards for persons with disabilities by requiring the counties to deposit all fees collected for the issuance of temporary or replacement placards into the State general fund.

     The Disabilities and Communication Access Board, Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu, and two concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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 H.B. No. 277, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 277, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair