STAND. COM. REP. NO. 161

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 333

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 333 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE HIGHWAY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish the State Highway Enforcement Program, which adds a surcharge for illegal parking to existing penalties for violations of the statewide traffic code that involve stopping, standing, or parking on state highways; and

(2) Allocate a percentage of the surcharge to the Department of Transportation for the administrative costs of the program and parking related improvements, with the remainder to be distributed to the respective police departments of each county from which the surcharge was collected, to be used to enforce illegal parking laws and ordinances.

One individual testified in opposition to this measure. The Department of Budget and Finance and Tax Foundation of Hawaii provide comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to promote further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 333, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 333, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair