STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3199

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

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




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 1759, H.D. 2, S.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 extend the traffic
enforcement demonstration project to July 1, 2003.

     In addition, this bill amends the law establishing that
project, which provides for the implementation of photo red light
imaging, photo speed imaging detectors, and other photo
technology systems to improve traffic enforcement, to make
additional changes, including:

     (1)  Extending the time period for a citation to be sent
          following an incident from forty-eight hours to three
          days;

     (2)  Conferring the powers of the police to provide
          oversight and services for the project to the Director
          of Transportation and the Director's officers,
          employees, agents, and representatives;


 
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     (3)  Establishing a photo enforcement revolving fund to be
          administered by the Department of Transportation to pay
          for the costs of the demonstration project; and

     (4)  Allowing the Department of Transportation instead of
          the counties to contract with appropriate providers.

     Your Committee finds that this bill will provide the
additional time needed to implement the demonstration project,
provide sufficient time for contractors to recover their
investment, and provide the Legislature with sufficient time to
enact appropriate permanent legislation, if deemed necessary.  In
addition, your Committee finds that this bill will greatly assist
in both reducing traffic congestion and making Hawaii's roads
safer for the State's motorists and pedestrians, while freeing
police officers from time-consuming traffic stops and giving them
more time to make priority calls.

     Your Committee further finds that this bill will allow the
Department of Transportation to generate useful data about the
project, which can then be reported to the Legislature.  While
your Committee realizes that the bill does not require the
Department to include in its report to the Legislature
information regarding deposits and expenditures into the newly
created photo enforcement revolving fund, your Committee
encourages the Department to include this information in its
report to assist the Legislature in its review of the
effectiveness of this bill and the underlying law establishing
the project.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by deleting section 24,
which stated that this measure was recommended by the Governor
for immediate passage, and inserting a July 1, 2000 effective
date in its place.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
1759, H.D. 2, S.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, S.D. 2.


 
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                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



                                 ________________________________
                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair


 
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