STAND. COM. REP. NO. 858-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1759
                                     H.D. 2




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
1759, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to continue to support efforts
to reduce traffic hazards caused by speeding drivers and those
who disregard red lights.

     This bill amends the provisions of the Traffic Enforcement
Demonstration Project (Project) by, among other things:

     (1)  Extending the Project for two additional years to July
          1, 2003;

     (2)  Authorizing the Department of Transportation (DOT),
          instead of the counties, to:

          (a)  Implement the Project in selected areas of the
               State;

          (b)  Retain project contractors; and

          (c)  Establish photo red light imaging, photo speed
               imaging detector, or photo technology systems;

     (3)  Expanding the use of these photo technology systems to
          include high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes;

 
 
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     (4)  Establishing the Robocop Revolving Fund (Fund) to be
          administered by the DOT and from which moneys may be
          expended to pay Project costs;

     (5)  Appropriating $5,000,000 from the Fund for each year
          over a three fiscal year period; and

     (6)  Encouraging the county police to provide oversight and
          all police services required for the Project.

     The DOT, the Honolulu Police Department, and the Chamber of
Commerce of Hawaii testified in support of this measure.  The
Judiciary offered comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Renaming the Fund as the Photo Enforcement Revolving
          Fund;

     (2)  Limiting the appropriation to only fiscal year 2000-
          2001;

     (3)  Clarifying that the mailing of the citation is
          mandatory and that the time period is not tied to the
          post office's schedule of operation;

     (4)  Limiting the authority of the DOT personnel to specific
          traffic laws instead of all traffic laws within chapter
          291C, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

     (5)  Clarifying that the certificate of mailing is evidence
          of notification of service to the registered owner;

     (6)  Amending the definition of "photo technology system" to
          accommodate the expansion of the Project to include HOV
          lanes; and

     (7)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
          purpose of 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.
1759, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1759, H.D.
2.


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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair