STAND. COM. REP. NO.  246

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.B. No. 53

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 53 entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to allow owners of antique motor vehicles to operate their vehicles on state highways for limited purposes.

 

     A concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu testified in opposition to this measure.  The Department of Taxation submitted comments.

 

     Currently, antique motor vehicles pay an annual fee of $10 for registering their vehicles and are not subject to county vehicle weight taxes because of their limited use of the roads.  Because of this, these vehicles are restricted in their use of Hawaii's roadways.  However, some owners of antique motor vehicles want to drive their vehicles on Hawaii's roads on a more frequent basis.  Your Committee finds that allowing these individuals to do so should be accompanied by a corresponding payment of county vehicular weight taxes.

 


     Accordingly, your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

(1)  Inserting language imposing the county vehicle weight tax on antique motor vehicles;

 

(2)  Inserting language maintaining the $10 annual vehicle registration fee for those antique motor vehicle owners who choose not to use their vehicles as currently provided by law; and

 

(3)  Deleting language allowing the use of antique motor vehicles on Hawaii's roads for limited purpose.

 

Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were also made for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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 H.B. No. 53, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 53, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair