CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 2

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 77

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 77, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to require:

(1) Motor vehicle carriers to obtain vehicle identification cards by filing a description of the vehicle with the Director of Transportation; and

(2) Commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with fenders, covers, or other devices to minimize the spray or splash of water or mud to the rear of the vehicle, and providing a $50 fine for noncompliance.

Existing administrative rules provide for the requirements of vehicle identification cards and mudguards for motor carriers. Currently, however, no similar provisions exist under the current statutory law. Therefore, codification of these requirements will better enable the Department of Transportation to enforce safety regulations imposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to upon approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 77, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 77, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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Joseph M. Souki, Co-Chair

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Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair

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Kenneth Hiraki, Co-Chair

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Will Espero, Co-Chair

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Sylvia Luke, Co-Chair

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Ron Menor, Co-Chair