HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

32

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

  

STATE OF HAWAII

  
   

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION to conduct a study of the feasibility of authorizing toll roads for motor vehicle traffic in the State.

 

 

WHEREAS, motor vehicle transportation has been and continues to be both a critical necessity for, and the bane of, Hawaii's drivers; and

WHEREAS, it has been contended that the operation of toll roads has contributed to controlling the amount of motor vehicle traffic, thus reducing traffic congestion in various venues worldwide; and

WHEREAS, it has also been contended that toll roads also offer a dedicated source of revenue for the maintenance of heavily used highways and roads, thus freeing up public revenues for other uses; and

WHEREAS, other jurisdictions, both domestic and foreign, have implemented toll roads with varying degrees of success; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2003, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Transportation is requested to conduct a study of the feasibility of authorizing toll roads for motor vehicle traffic in the State; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is requested to include the following:

(1) Data and experiences of other jurisdictions that have implemented toll roads that may be applicable to Hawaii;

(2) The most appropriate areas for the placement of a toll road in each county;

(3) Whether the placement of particular toll roads will require the exercise of the power of eminent domain by either the State or a county;

(4) Whether the toll roads should be funded, acquired, owned, designed, constructed, maintained, and controlled, either in whole or in part, by the State, the counties, or private developers;

(5) The approximate costs for each suggested toll road, including costs for:

(A) The acquisition of any land necessary for the construction of the toll road and any necessary maintenance facilities;

(B) The construction of the toll road; and

(C) The operation of the toll road system; and

(6) A review of all applicable federal, state, and county laws that must be complied with relating to the construction, operation, and maintenance of toll roads, whether those roads are controlled by the State, the counties, or private developers;

and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Transportation is requested to report findings and recommendations, including any proposed implementing legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the convening of the Regular Session of 2004; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Transportation, the mayors of the respective counties, and the chairpersons of the respective county councils.

 
 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

DOT; Feasibility Study of Toll Roads in Hawaii