STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1661

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 1212

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 1212, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend registration requirements for motor carrier vehicles that have an outstanding federal out‑of‑service order.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation and one individual.

Your Committee finds that certain programs under the Department of Transportation that ensure motor carrier vehicles are safe to operate on state highways receive funding from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Your Committee further finds that the Performance Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program is a federal program that identifies and immobilizes motor carrier vehicles that are under a federal out-of-service order due to deficiencies found in compliance review inspections. The State must be in full participation with the PRISM program by the conclusion of the Regular Session of 2021 in order to continue receiving millions of dollars in federal grant monies. This measure ensures Hawaii is "PRISM Equivalent" and will continue to be eligible for federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program grants and other federal funding that will be used to ensure that motor carrier vehicles are safe to operate on Hawaii's roads.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1212, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1212, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair