CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 50

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 392
                                  S.D. 2
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 392, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION," 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to:

     (1)  Require the election of the chairperson of the
          Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) every two
          years, rather than annually and to update the functions
          of the MPO;

     (2)  Appropriate funds to be expended by the Department of
          Transportation for the planning, design, and
          construction of a cruise ship passenger terminal at
          Pier 2, Honolulu Harbor; and


 
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     (3)  Authorize the department of transportation to make
          improvements to airports without county approval.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Deleting the provisions relating to the Metropolitan
          Planning Organization;

     (2)  Appropriating $2,000,000 to be expended by the
          Department of Transportation for the planning and
          design of a cruise ship passenger terminal at Pier 2,
          Honolulu Harbor; and

     (3)  Deleting the provisions that allow the Department of
          Transportation to construct structures and improvements
          for airport purposes without county approval.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 392, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 392, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Co-Chair        CAL KAWAMOTO, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
EZRA R. KANOHO, Co-Chair           ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
KENNY GOODENOW, Member             ROBERT BUNDA, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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BOB NAKASONE, Member               RANDY IWASE, Member

 
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BARBARA MARUMOTO, Member           SAM SLOM, Member


 
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