STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2989

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 1762
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs and Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which was
referred H.B. No. 1762 entitled: 

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

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of the measure is to clarify the scope of
entities subject to civil penalties for failing to comply with
the motor carrier law.

     Written testimony in support of the measure was received
from the Public Utilities Commission.  The Hawaii Transportation
Association presented oral testimony in support of the measure.

     Your Committees find that this measure will ensure that any
and all persons who engage the services of motor carriers of
property or passengers are also subject to civil penalties for
failing to comply with the motor carrier laws.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs and
Commerce and Consumer Protection that are attached to this
report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 1762 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Judiciary.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs
                                   and Commerce and Consumer
                                   Protection,



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BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair              CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair



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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

 
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