STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2677

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 3031
                                        S.D. 1




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. 3031 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of the measure is to allow the use of HOV lanes
by all vehicles after 7:00 a.m. on Interstate H-1, and to create
a pilot project to study and permit the use of zipper lanes by
vehicles carrying two persons after 7:00 a.m.  The measure also
permits the general use of the zipper lane during an accident or
emergency.

     Testimony in opposition to the measure was received from the
Department of Transportation, Department of Transportation
Services of the City and County of Honolulu, Oahu Transit
Services, Inc., Hawaii Teamsters Local 966, Leeward Oahu
Transportation Management Association, and 11 private
individuals.  Two petitions with numerous signatures were also
received by your Committee in opposition to the measure.

     Your Committee finds that the zipper lane is currently being
underutilized with the requirement of three or more passengers
during the 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. time period.

     Your Committee has amended the measure by designating the
zipper lane as a pilot project, and requiring the Department of
Transportation to submit a report with any recommendations to the
legislature twenty days prior to the regular session of 2002.

 
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Your Committee has also changed the effective date to January 1,
2525, to facilitate further discussion.  

     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. 3031, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 3031, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar
for Third Reading.

                                   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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