STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3415

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2598

H.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 2598, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ABANDONED AND DERELICT VEHICLES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to alleviate the problem of abandoned vehicle on State highways by establishing and appropriating funds for an Abandoned and Derelict Vehicles Task Force within the Department of Transportation to make recommendations to ensure the proper identification and disposal of abandoned and derelict vehicles left on the State's highways.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation.

Your Committee finds that abandoned and derelict vehicles left on roadways are a long-standing, statewide problem. This measure seeks to bring certain government stakeholders together to come up with practical solutions to this problem and to report these solutions to the Legislature. Your Committee, after having discussions with the Department of Transportation, notes that an appropriation in the amount of $20,000 would be sufficient for the administration of this measure.

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. 2598, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair