STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1537

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 11
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 11, H.D. 1, entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to permit the holder of a
Type 3 driver's license to drive a motor vehicle with a gross
vehicle weight rating of up to 12,000 pounds.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Hawaii Transportation Association and Ryder Transportation
Services.

     The testimony received by your Committee indicated that the
gross vehicle rating increases in this bill are not a serious
safety concern because the weight carrying capacities of
currently manufactured vehicles can safely carry heavier loads.
Ryder Transportation Services suggested that increasing the gross
vehicle weight rating limitation for Type 3 licenses to 15,000
pounds would not compromise safety.

     Your Committee finds that this measure will help local
companies transport their products efficiently and safely.  Your
Committee has amended this measure to reflect the language in
S.B. No. 676, S.D. 1, by inserting a purpose section and
increasing the gross vehicle weight rating limit for Type 3
driver's licenses to 15,000 instead of 12,000 pounds.

 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of H.B. No. 11, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as H.B. No. 11, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be placed on the
calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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