STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1097

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 916

       S.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 916, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FUNDING FOR PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish an accessible parking special account within the disability and communication access board special fund to be expended to administer the statewide parking program for persons with disabilities.

     The measure also increases the state vehicle registration fee by $1, to be deposited into the accessible parking special account.

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from Gail Y. Haraguchi, Director, Department of Customer Services, City and County of Honolulu.

     Your Committee finds that increasing the state vehicle registration fee by $1 will provide the necessary funds to allow the Disability and Communication Access Board to reimburse the counties for the issuance of disabled persons placards and identification cards.

     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 H.B. No. 916, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair