STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1110

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 1605

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1605 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAFFIC CONTROL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure a smoother flow of traffic by appropriating funds for the design of a Maui traffic control center that would:

     (1)  Provide for appropriate traffic decisions and signal adjustments; and

     (2)  Better inform motorists about traffic conditions, maximize traffic flow, and enhance public safety.

     A member of the Maui County Council testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Transportation supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the appropriation to direct funding to the development and implementation of an Intelligent Transportation System architectural plan for Maui, which includes a Maui Traffic Control Center;

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style, including changing the purpose language to reflect the amendments made to the bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1605, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1605, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair