STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2112

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2955
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2955 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to give the Director of
Transportation the authority to limit road use in areas that have
greater than normal potential for developing into a disaster for
highway users.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Department of Transportation.  Testimony in opposition of the
measure was received from a citizen.

     Upon consideration of all pertinent issues and testimony
presented, your Committee finds that this measure will give the
Director of Transportation the authority to limit the transport
of hazardous chemicals and materials on the highways, and to
restrict travel through certain designated areas.

     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.B. No. 2955 and recommends that it pass
Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.


 
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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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