CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 171-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 3220

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 3220, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

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

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Transfer the enforcement of the Motor Carrier Law from the Public Utilities Commission to the Department of Transportation;

(2) Make conforming amendments; and

(3) Appropriate funds.

Your Committee on Conference finds that although the Public Utilities Commission is responsible for the enforcement of the Motor Carrier Law under existing law, the Department of Transportation, which has jurisdiction over the State's facilities and infrastructure in all modes of transportation (land, air, and water), would be better-suited to regulate and enforce the Motor Carrier Law, as the regulation of vehicles over the public highways would more naturally fall under its purview. Therefore, this measure transfers jurisdiction over the enforcement of the Motor Carrier Law to the Department of Transportation for the purpose of improving administrative efficiency.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting language that would have appropriated funds;

(2) Inserting language requiring the transfer of enforcement of the Motor Carrier Law from the Public Utilities Commission to the Department of Transportation to be completed before December 31, 2024;

(3) Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2024; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3220, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3220, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair	____________________________ CHRIS LEE Chair
____________________________ DARIUS KILA Co-Chair	____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair
	____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair