STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1247

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 392
                                     S.D. 2
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B.
No. 392, S.D. 2, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to allow the Harbors Division to
enter into cost-reimbursement contracts with maritime operators
or tenants for public improvements.

     Testimonies in support of this bill were received from the
Department of Transportation and the Chamber of Commerce of
Hawaii.  The Hawaii Boaters Political Action Association, and
BOATS/HAWAII Inc. testified in support of this bill with
amendments.  Testimonies in opposition to this bill were received
from the Department of Budget and Finance and the Office of
Hawaiian Affairs.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
bill by deleting its substance and inserting the substance of
H.B. 1212 and H.B. 451, H.D. 1, which were earlier heard and
reported out of this Committee.  This bill, as amended:

     (1)  Updates the functions of the Metropolitan Planning
          Organization (MPO);


 
 
 
 
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     (2)  Changes the frequency of the election of the
          chairperson of the MPO from annually to every two
          years; and

     (3)  Appropriates funds from the Harbor Special Fund for the 
               (A)  Planning;
               (B)  Design; and
               (C)  Construction;
          of a cruise ship passenger terminal at Pier 2, Honolulu
          Harbor.

     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.
392, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 392, S.D.
2, 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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                                   KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Chair