STAND. COM. REP. NO. 147
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2015
RE: H.B. No. 1010
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 1010 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE COMMUTER BENEFITS PROGRAM,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Enterprise RideShare testified in support of this measure.
Commuter benefits programs are employer-provided benefits programs that allow employees to reduce their transportation costs for transit, vanpooling, and biking under section 132(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, by permitting employees to use pre-tax dollars, subject to monthly limits, to pay for their commuting expenses. Your Committee finds that the use of such programs to promote alternative forms of transportation will lead to an enhanced quality of life and help reduce Hawaii's dependence of fossil fuels.
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. 1010 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,
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____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair |
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