STAND. COM. REP. NO.297

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 1640

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 1640 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to alleviate the traffic demands of a growing population by appropriating an unspecified amount to establish and implement a permanent intra-island water ferry transportation system that is contingent on collaborative efforts among the Department of Transportation (DOT), counties, federal government, and other interested parties from the public and private sectors.

The DOT testified in support of the intent of the bill. An individual testified in support of the measure.

Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style, clarity, and consistency.

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 H.B. No. 1640, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1640, 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