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HI HR75
Resolution
Status
3/11/2021
Primary Sponsor
Ty Cullen
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AI Summary
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Department of Transportation must establish a task force to recommend proper identification and disposal methods for abandoned and derelict vehicles on state highways and city/county roadways.
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Task force shall compare statutory definitions of "abandoned vehicle" and "derelict vehicle" and develop methods to improve determination and distinction between the two categories.
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Task force composition includes the Director of Transportation (chair), county mayors, county police representatives, one Senate member, one House member, and an automobile towing industry representative.
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Task force must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the Regular Session of 2022.
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Context: In 2018, over 3,000 abandoned and derelict vehicles were removed from Honolulu streets, representing a 50 percent increase from 2017, and worsening traffic congestion concerns.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Transportation To Establish A Task Force To Make Recommendations On The Proper Identification And Disposal Of Abandoned And Derelict Vehicles Left On The State's Highways And City And County Roadways.
Department of Transportation
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott excused (1).
3/23/2021