Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 532 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase the membership of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) from thirteen to fourteen members to add the Chairperson of the Citizen's Advisory Group.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Citizen's Advisory Group (CAG).

The CAG is created pursuant to section 279E-7(14), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to present technical or other expert opinions or facts to the MPO. CAG consists of non-governmental organizations and the City and County of Honolulu Neighborhood Boards. Your Committee finds that the CAG is a knowledgeable organization and competent to give advice to the MPO on traffic planning matters.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 532 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.