STAND. COM. REP. NO. 903
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: S.B. No. 963
S.D. 2
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 963, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to establish a task force to provide for the transfer of state highway functions to the counties.
This measure would make each county responsible for the state highways located in its respective boundaries. Your Committee is aware that certain concerns have been raised regarding the transfer, including possible impact on federal funding.
Accordingly, your Committee has amended the bill by:
(1) Changing its focus from "providing for the transfer" to "studying the feasibility of the transfer and issues related to its implementation"; and
(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050 to facilitate further discussion.
Your Committee has also made technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 963, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 963, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair |
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