STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1035
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: H.B. No. 1258
H.D. 2
S.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2017
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation and Energy, to which was referred H.B. No. 1258, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to:
(1) Establish licensing and registration requirements for autocycles; and
(2) Define "autocycle".
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation and Polaris Industries.
Your Committee finds that autocycles are becoming increasingly common on roadways. The body styles vary greatly, but they all operate on three wheels.
Your Committee further finds that the advantage of an autocycle is that drivers get more wind and weather protection than they would on a motorcycle. The compact and light construction of an autocycle construction allows for small engines that get motorcycle-like fuel economy.
Your Committee has amended this measure, on the recommendation of the Department of Transportation, by clarifying that:
(1) A person must hold either a type 2 or type 3 driver's license to operate an autocycle; and
(2) An autocycle is a three-wheeled motorcycle rather than a three-wheeled motor vehicle.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Energy that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1258, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1258, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation and Energy,
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________________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair |
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