Report Title:

Feasibility of Toll Roads; DOT Study

Description:

Requires director of transportation to conduct a study of the feasibility of authorizing toll roads for motor vehicle traffic in the State.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

86

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to transportation.

 

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that motor vehicle transportation has been and continues to be both a critical necessity for, and the bane of, Hawaii's drivers. It has also been contended that toll roads also offer a dedicated source of revenue for the maintenance of heavily used highways and roads, thus freeing up public revenues for other uses. Other jurisdictions, both domestic and foreign, have implemented toll roads with varying degrees of success.

The purpose of this Act is to direct the department of transportation to conduct a study of the feasibility of authorizing toll roads for motor vehicle traffic in the State.

SECTION 2. (a) The director of transportation shall conduct a study of the feasibility of authorizing toll roads for motor vehicle traffic in the State. The study shall include:

(1) Data and experiences of other jurisdictions that have implemented toll roads that may be applicable to Hawaii;

(2) The most appropriate areas for the placement of a toll road in each county;

(3) Whether the placement of particular toll roads will require the exercise of the power of eminent domain by either the State or a county;

(4) Whether the toll roads should be funded, acquired, owned, designed, constructed, maintained, and controlled, either in whole or in part, by the State, the counties, or private developers;

(5) The approximate costs for each suggested toll road, including costs for:

(A) The acquisition of any land necessary for the construction of the toll road and any necessary maintenance facilities;

(B) The construction of the toll road; and

(C) The operation of the toll road system; and

(6) A review of all applicable federal, state, and county laws that must be complied with relating to the construction, operation, and maintenance of toll roads, whether those roads are controlled by the State, the counties, or private developers.

(b) The director of transportation shall report findings and recommendations, including any proposed implementing legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of the regular session of 2006.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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