STAND. COM. REP. NO. 60

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 1194
                                        S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1194 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to permit school buses to
utilize high occupancy vehicle and zipper lanes.

     Testimony in opposition to this measure was received from
the Department of Transportation, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii,
and Leeward Oahu Transportation Management Association.

     Upon consideration of all pertinent issues and testimony
presented, your Committee finds that permitting school buses to
utilize high occupancy vehicle and zipper lanes will improve
overall traffic flow on the State's highways.  
  
     Your Committee has amended this measure to clarify that the
provision for school buses is provided by statute rather than by
rule or county ordinance.  Your Committee also amended this
measure by making technical, nonsubstantive changes.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1194, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached

 
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hereto as S.B. No. 1194, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar
for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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