STAND. COM. REP. NO. 294

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 1056

H.D. 1

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 H.B. No. 1056 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIER VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Director of Transportation to adopt administrative rules to:

(1) Administer and enforce motor carrier vehicle safety inspections; and

(2) Amend the fees associated with motor carrier vehicle safety inspections.

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

Your Committee finds that authorizing the Department of Transportation to amend administrative rules is a more efficient method for making changes to the motor carrier vehicle safety inspection program, while still allowing for input from the public.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

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

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for 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 H.B. No. 1056, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1056, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair