STAND. COM. REP. NO.  759-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2626

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2626, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to enhance traffic safety around Hawaii's schools and enable and encourage children to walk and bicycle to school by statutorily establishing the Safe Routes to School Program introduced under Act 100, Session Laws of Hawaii 2009.  This measure also establishes:

 

     (1)  The Safe Routes to School Program Special Fund; and

 

     (2)  A Safe Routes to School Program surcharge of:

 

          (A)  $10 on all moving violations; and

 

          (B)  $25 on violations involving speeding in a school zone.

 

     The Department of Education, Department of Transportation, County of Kauai Planning Department, Hawaii Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition, Hawaii Bicycling League, Kauai County Housing Agency, Hawaii Public Health Association, two members of the Kauai County Council, and several concerned individuals supported this bill.  The Department of Health and Department of Budget and Finance provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to encourage further discussion; 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 Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2626, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2626, H.D. 2.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair