STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2654

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2715

       S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2715, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to require that motor vehicle safety inspections be conducted every two years rather than annually.

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from one individual.  Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from the Department of Transportation, Alik's Automotive Repair and Service LLC, and Patao Gas & Go.

     Your Committee finds that a report released in August 2015 by the United States Government Accountability Office found no conclusive evidence that annual motor vehicle inspection programs improve vehicle safety conditions.  Your Committee further finds that the current annual inspection requirement imposes an undue hardship to many residents, especially those in rural areas.  Your Committee believes that a biennial schedule of vehicle inspections may reduce the burden on residents, but still protects the public health, safety, and welfare.

     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 S.B. No. 2715, 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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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair