HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Rep. Joseph M. Souki, Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell, Vice Chair

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Brian K. Blundell

Rep. Romeo M. Mindo

Rep. Mark S. Moses

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. David A. Pendleton

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Wednesday, February 5, 2003

TIME:

9:00 am

PLACE:

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 681

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Removes Social Security number requirement for driver's license. Authorizes the submission of identifying documents.

TRN, CPC
     

HB 1038

RELATING TO ROADSIDE HERBICIDE USE.

Requires or encourages state or county agencies responsible for roadside vegetation maintenance to develop and implement an integrated vegetation management (IVM) strategy to minimize the use of herbicide. Establishes a roadside vegetation committee.

TRN, EEP, FIN
     

HB 1064

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Appropriates funds to establish and implement a permanent intra-island water ferry transportation system through the collaborative efforts of the department of transportation, counties, federal government, and interested public and private parties.

TRN, WLH, FIN
     

HB 1247

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONTRAFLOW LANE ON FARRINGTON HIGHWAY ALONG THE WAIANAE COAST FROM MOHIHI STREET TO PILIOKAHI AVENUE.

Appropriates funds to be expended by the department of transportation to establish a contraflow lane on Farrington Highway along the Waianae Coast from Mohihi Street to Piliokahi Avenue during morning and evening rush hours.

TRN, FIN
     

HB 1516

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Requires the department of transportation to conduct a feasibility study on converting freeways into intelligent highways that can automatically control movement of cars.

TRN, FIN

HB 1566

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PLANNING OF AN ALTERNATE ACCESS ROAD FOR THE NORTH SHORE.

Appropriates funds for the planning of an alternate access route along Drum Road.

TRN, FIN
     

HB 1592

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Establishes a new offense of operating a vehicle with a measurable amount of illegal drugs in a person's blood or urine, without the need to show that the drug must have impaired the person's ability to operate a vehicle in a careful and prudent manner. Provides for mandatory drug testing.

TRN, JUD
     

HB 1607

RELATING TO AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

Amends definition of "authorized emergency vehicles" in statewide traffic code to include ocean safety vehicles, which allows operators of ocean safety vehicles to utilize emergency driving techniques and exemptions from the traffic code.

TRN, WLH
     

HB 1625

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Appropriates funds to the department of transportation to study the feasibility of establishing flyer stops within the right-of-way of the H-2 freeway and connecting to a park-and-ride lot.

TRN, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Chair