STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1574-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   S.B. No. 2902

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2902, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase the efficiency of the motor vehicle inspection program by expanding the authority of the Director of Transportation over required motor vehicle and motor carrier vehicle inspections by:

     (1)  Clarifying the requirements for motor vehicle inspections; and

     (2)  Allowing the Director to adopt rules to adjust the costs for inspections and fees collected from inspection stations.

The Department of Transportation supported this measure.  The Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu commented on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2030, to facilitate further discussion.  Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were also made 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 S.B. No. 2902, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2902, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair