Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 32 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to alleviate traffic congestion on Hawaii's roadways by requesting the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct a study of the feasibility of authorizing toll roads for motor vehicle traffic in the State.

DOT commented on this measure

Toll roads have been used by numerous metropolitan areas around the country as a means of mitigating motor vehicle traffic and paying for repairs and maintenance of roadways that are heavily used. Your Committee finds that traffic congestion is an increasing problem on public roadways in the State and that toll roads may be a way of reducing traffic while offering a dedicated source of revenue for the maintenance of heavily used roadways and highways.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 32 and recommends its adoption.