STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1819

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.C.R. No. 24

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.C.R. No. 24 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO LEASE FEDERALLY OWNED VACANT LAND TO THE STATE OF HAWAII TO BE USED AS TOW YARDS TO STORE ABANDONED VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the United States Government lease federally owned land to the State of Hawaii to be used as tow yards to store abandoned vehicles.

The Department of Transportation, Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu, and an individual testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting language clarifying that the various counties of the State of Hawaii are the appropriate entities to enter into a lease with the United States Government for use of federally owned land as tow yards to store abandoned vehicles;

(2) Making a conforming amendment to this measure's title; and

(3) 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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 24, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 24, H.D. 1.

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

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair