STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1239
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: H.B. No. 1422
H.D. 1
S.D. 1
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President of the Senate
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2009
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations, to which was referred H.B. No. 1422, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ABANDONED VEHICLES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to allow the counties to remove abandoned motor vehicles from private roads, if the vehicle is inoperable and the owner or co-owner of a private road requests in writing to the appropriate county authority for the removal of the vehicle.
This measure also requires the owner of the private road to pay the county for the costs of removal of the vehicle and to agree to indemnify and hold harmless the county for the removal and disposal of the vehicle.
Your Committee finds that abandoned vehicles are littering the private roads and need to be removed. Current law does not provide for removal of abandoned vehicles on private roads. Some of these abandoned vehicles pose a public health hazard with leeching battery acids and transmission fluids. This measure provides a workable solution for both private road owners and the counties, while promoting the public health, safety, and welfare.
Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to continue the discussions on this matter, and repealing the measure on June 30, 2052.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1422, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1422, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations,
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair |
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