STAND. COM. REP. NO. 555-00

                                 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 Finance, 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 is to change the composition of the
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) by increasing the number
of members from thirteen to fifteen, thereby adding to MPO, the
Chairperson of the Citizen Advisory Group of MPO and a member
representing the private sector transportation industry in the
appropriate county.

     E Noa Corporation testified in support of the measure.  The
Department of Transportation testified in opposition to the
measure.

     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.
1764 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair