Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Transportation and Government Operations and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1591 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the "roads in limbo" program, to repair and maintain roads in Hawaii County that were created or acquired by the State, but for which ownership or jurisdiction is disputed by the county or the State.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Mayor of Hawaii County and a Hawaii County Council member.

The Hawaii County Mayor expressed a desire to develop a partnership with the State to deal with the longstanding issue of "roads in limbo". This term refers to roads, some in existence and some only referred to on paper, that in many instances date back to the Territorial days. These roads were established by the Territorial government and have since been ignored by the State and the counties.

Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting the appropriation amount.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Transportation and Government Operations and Intergovernmental Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1591, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1591, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.