Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HR99 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.R. NO. 99 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE RESOLUTION Urging the public utilities commission to increase fines, fees, and enforcement efforts regarding tour bus OPERATORS WHO violate state law.
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3	3	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.R. NO. 99
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29	29	HOUSE RESOLUTION
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35	35	Urging the public utilities commission to increase fines, fees, and enforcement efforts regarding tour bus OPERATORS WHO violate state law.
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43	43	WHEREAS, the abatement of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, availability of COVID-19 vaccinations, and easing of travel restrictions are expected to bring record numbers of visitors to Hawaii; and WHEREAS, the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism forecasts that visitor arrivals to the State will reach or exceed pre-pandemic numbers by 2024; and WHEREAS, many visitors to the State participate in group excursions and navigate Hawaii's islands by tour bus; and WHEREAS, some tour bus operators have negatively impacted the daily lives of the State's residents by monopolizing parking spots, blocking residential driveways, and dropping off passengers in locations that make roadways unsafe; and WHEREAS, in the year prior to the pandemic, the Public Utilities Commission issued seventy-four citations for violations by tour bus operators, with many bus operators accruing multiple citations; and WHEREAS, greater deterrents are needed to ensure that tour bus operators do not endanger or inconvenience the State's residents by repeatedly violating state law; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, that the Public Utilities Commission is urged to increase fines, fees, and enforcement efforts regarding tour bus operators who violate state law; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor; Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; and Chairperson and all members of the Public Utilities Commission. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Public Utilities Commission; Tour Bus Operators; Fines; Enforcement
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45	45	WHEREAS, the abatement of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, availability of COVID-19 vaccinations, and easing of travel restrictions are expected to bring record numbers of visitors to Hawaii; and
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49	49	WHEREAS, the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism forecasts that visitor arrivals to the State will reach or exceed pre-pandemic numbers by 2024; and
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53	53	WHEREAS, many visitors to the State participate in group excursions and navigate Hawaii's islands by tour bus; and
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57	57	WHEREAS, some tour bus operators have negatively impacted the daily lives of the State's residents by monopolizing parking spots, blocking residential driveways, and dropping off passengers in locations that make roadways unsafe; and
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61	61	WHEREAS, in the year prior to the pandemic, the Public Utilities Commission issued seventy-four citations for violations by tour bus operators, with many bus operators accruing multiple citations; and
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65	65	WHEREAS, greater deterrents are needed to ensure that tour bus operators do not endanger or inconvenience the State's residents by repeatedly violating state law; now, therefore,
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69	69	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, that the Public Utilities Commission is urged to increase fines, fees, and enforcement efforts regarding tour bus operators who violate state law; and
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73	73	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor; Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; and Chairperson and all members of the Public Utilities Commission.
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81	81	OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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