STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1270

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 1107

H.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.B. No. 1107, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to make state law consistent with federal law regarding legal limits for gross vehicle weight and axle loads traveling on all public roadways.

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

Your Committee finds that presently, there are inconsistencies between state and federal weight limits for vehicles traveling on all public roadways. Without uniform application across the State, certain roadways and transportation infrastructure may be adversely impacted by vehicles beyond permissible weight limits. This measure preserves the State's crucial transportation infrastructure while also ensuring the safety of all roadway users.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1107, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair