STAND. COM. REP. NO. 669-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2435

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 2435 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify that, for purposes of Hawaii's Motor Carrier Law, "rates" means only charges for the provision of transportation by motor carrier when such transportation is provided as part of a package that also includes other services.

Roberts Hawaii, Inc., The Maritime Group, LLC, and E Noa Corporation testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2435, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2435, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

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

____________________________

HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair