STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1219

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1362

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 1362, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ABANDONED VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to address jurisdictional issues regarding the taking into custody and disposal of abandoned vehicles found in various areas of the counties by clarifying that a vehicle that has been abandoned:

(1) On private land that is defined as a setback, shoulder, easement, or right of way that is adjacent to or part of a public highway may be taken into custody and disposed of by the counties;

(2) On any public housing property owned, managed, or administered by the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDCH) may be taken into custody and disposed of by HCDCH; and

(3) In any master planned community developed by HCDCH where the dedication of its private roads are pending approval by a county may be taken into custody and disposed of by the county.

The Vice-Chair of the Maui County Council and HCDCH testified in support of this bill. The Windward Ahupuaa Alliance supported the intent of this measure. Gentry Homes, Ltd., submitted comments.

Significant increases in the number of abandoned and derelict vehicles being discarded on Hawaii's roadways degrade the beauty of our island state and pose a danger to the public by creating unsafe driving conditions on our highways. Your Committee finds that removal of these vehicles should be accomplished as rapidly as possible and that providing the counties and HCDCH with the authority to take custody and dispose of abandoned vehicles in various areas of the counties will aid the counties with this task.

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 S.B. No. 1362, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

 

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair