STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1764
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B.
No. 1764 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING
     ORGANIZATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill, as received by your Committee, is
to increase representation on the policy committee of the
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).

     Your Committee is aware that the MPO is an advisory body to
the legislature, the legislative bodies of the counties, and the
appropriate agencies in carrying out transportation planning and
programming for the counties, as required under federal laws and
rules.  Your Committee finds that the policy committee for MPO is
comprised of thirteen members, representing various entities,
including the State Senate, the State House of Representatives,
county legislative bodies, the Director of Transportation, and
the director of county departments responsible for transportation
planning.

     This bill proposes to increase the membership of the policy
committee for MPO from thirteen to fifteen, by adding the
chairperson of the citizens' advisory group, and a citizen member
to be appointed by the governor to represent the private sector
of the transportation industry.


 
 
 
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     Testimonies in support of this measure were received from
the Leeward Oahu Transportation Management Association, and
Dinell Associates, representing E Noa Corporation.  The
Department of Transportation submitted written testimony, but
withdrew its testimony.

     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 H.B. No.
1764 and recommends that it pass Second Reading 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