STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1423

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1677

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 1677, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC CONTROL,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to enhance traffic flow on the island of Maui by appropriating funds for the development and implementation of an intelligent transportation system architectural plan for Maui, including the development of a Maui traffic control center, that would:

 

     (1)  Provide for appropriate traffic decisions and signal adjustments;

 

     (2)  Better inform motorists about traffic conditions;

 

     (3)  Maximize traffic flow; and

 

     (4)  Enhance public safety.

 

     The Department of Transportation, several members of the Maui County Council, and Maui Land and Pineapple Company, Inc., testified in support of this bill.


     Traffic congestion continues to be a problem for the people of Maui.  The development and implementation of an intelligent transportation system architectural plan, including the establishment of a traffic control center, on the island of Maui would help to maximize traffic flow and alleviate traffic congestion.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

(1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to continue further discussions; and

 

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1677, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1677, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

 

 

 

 

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair