STAND. COM. REP. NO.456-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 2582

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2582 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of the bill is to conform the Commercial Driver Licensing laws to new federal law regarding railroad-highway grade crossing for commercial motor vehicles.

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

Your Committee finds that the passage of this measure would promote highway safety and prevent the loss of federal highway funds.

Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of style and clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2582, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2582, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair