STAND. COM. REP. NO. 539

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 25
                                        




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.C.R. No. 25 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF
     TRANSPORTATION TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON MAXIMIZING UTILIZATION
     OF THE ZIPPER AND HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Director of
Transportation to conduct a study on maximizing utilization of
the zipper and high occupancy vehicle lanes.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Department of Transportation and the Chamber of Commerce of
Hawaii.

     Your Committee finds that the zipper and high occupancy
vehicle lanes are intended to maximize the number of people
transported during rush hour.  A study to determine how to fully
utilize these lanes will provide useful information to improve
the efficiency of the highway transportation system.

     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.C.R. No. 25, and recommends that it be
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.


 
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                                   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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