STAND. COM. REP. NO.  486-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 3269

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 3269 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ABANDONED VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide assistance to the counties in the timely removal of abandoned vehicles by requiring the mayor of each county to:

     (1)  Provide an analysis to the Legislature of the respective county's needs for the storage of abandoned vehicles including estimates of:

          (A)  The current square footage of space available, and a projected square footage of space needed, for the storage of abandoned vehicles; and

          (B)  The costs of acquiring, leasing, or renting additional space for the storage of abandoned vehicles;

          and

     (2)  Report their findings and recommendations, including any necessary proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2009.

     A concerned individual testified in support of this bill.

     Abandoned and derelict motor vehicles mar the beauty of Hawaii's landscape and, at times, create unsafe situations on our roadways.  While the counties have worked diligently to remove these vehicles in a timely manner, a lack of storage space for these cars due to increases in the number of abandoned vehicles has hindered their progress.  Accounting of the storage needs of the counties by each mayor may allow the Legislature to assist the counties with their storage needs.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3269 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair