CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 54

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    H.B. No. 349

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 349, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTY REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL BICYCLE TOURS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to protect the health and safety of bicyclists and motorists by:

     (1)  Authorizing each county to adopt and enforce ordinances        regulating both guided and unguided bicycle tour                   businesses operating on state and county highways; and

     (2)  Requiring each county to follow federal guidelines for         commercial bicycle tours when those tours begin in federal         or state parks and continue on to state highways.

     Current laws do not regulate bicycle tours operating on state or county roadways.  While these tours provide a valuable service to Hawaii's tourism market, many safety and liability concerns have been raised by a number of individuals at both the state and county level.  Allowing each county to adopt ordinances that regulate the operations of these tours provides safety for both the bicyclist and  the motorist using public roadways.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to upon approval; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity,      consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 349, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 349, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair	____________________________ JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Co-Chair
____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Co-Chair	____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair
____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair	____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Co-Chair