STAND. COM. REP. NO.  308-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 3225

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 3225 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to conform the definition of "Neighborhood electric vehicle" contained in Hawaii law with the federal definition of "Neighborhood electric vehicle" by increasing the maximum Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of this type of vehicle from less than 2,500 pounds to less than 3,000 pounds.

     The Department of Transportation and Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu testified in support of this bill.

     The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently amended the federal definition of "Neighborhood electric vehicle" by increasing its maximum GVWR from less than 2,500 pounds to less than 3,000 pounds.  Your Committee finds that this measure simply conforms Hawaii law to mirror the federal amendment.

     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. 3225 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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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair