STAND. COM. REP. NO. 168

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1254

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 1254 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize issuance of general obligation bonds for relocation of the Clear Channel broadcast antenna, including design and construction, equipment and appurtenances, and ground and site improvements near the Honolulu Harbor.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

 

     Your Committee finds that to enhance the safety and operations of the Department of Transportation, it is vitally important to relocate the Clear Channel broadcast antenna in order to provide a safe flight plan in the case of a "one engine inoperable" scenario.  This measure would also allow for additional capacity at Honolulu Harbor by increasing harbor traffic as a result of limiting obstructions to flight paths.

 

     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. 1254 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 

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

 

 

 

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair