Bill Text: HI SB2450 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relating To The Department Of Transportation.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-03-28 - The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. [SB2450 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2024-SB2450-Amended.html

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THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2450
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 266, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part I to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§266-    Ocean transport containers; weight.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the department of transportation may weigh any ocean transport container that is offloaded at a harbor in the State and fine any company that transports to the State an ocean transport container having a gross weight over           .

     (b)  The department of transportation shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to effectuate the purposes and enforce the requirements of this section, including rules to establish fines; provided that any fine imposed pursuant to this section shall be based on the amount by which the gross weight of the ocean transport container exceeds the gross weight limit provided in subsection (a).

     (c)  As used in this section, "ocean transport container" shall have the same meaning as in title 23 United States Code section 127(c)."

     SECTION 2.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

     SECTION 3.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.

 

 

Report Title:

DOT; Harbors; Ocean Transport Containers; Weight; Fines

 

Description:

Authorizes the Department of Transportation to weigh any ocean transport container offloaded at any harbor in the State and fine any company that offloads an ocean transport container having an excessive gross weight.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

 

 

 

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