STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2266

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 3201
                                        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. 3201 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A SCENIC HIGHWAYS SYSTEM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to establish a scenic
highways system program to identify, designate, plan for, and
assist in the protection of scenic highways within the State. 

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Department of Transportation, Annette's Adventures, and Hawaii's
Thousand Friends.

     Your Committee finds that this measure will enhance the
Department of Transportation's ability to identify, and make a
plan to protect the scenic highways in the State.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by referring to the
program as a "scenic byways system," instead of "scenic highway
system," which includes highway corridors with exceptional
scenic, recreational, natural, cultural, historical, or
archaeological qualities.  Your Committee finds that a scenic
byways system is already in development by the Department of
Transportation.

     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

 
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intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3201, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 3201, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.

                                   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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