STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2050

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.R. No. 204

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs and Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.R. No. 204 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE GREENBELTS STRATEGY TO PROMOTE IDENTIFICATION OR DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT ARE BASED ON THE REDUCTION OF AUTOMOBILE USE OR ALTERNATIVES TO THE AUTOMOBILE,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Department of Taxation together with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, to develop a statewide greenbelts strategy to promote the identification or development of transportation management systems that are based on the reduction of automobile use or alternatives to the automobile.

 

     The Department of Transportation opposed this measure. The Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Hawaii Automobile Dealer's Association provided comments.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs and Energy & Environmental Protection that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 204 and recommend its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs and Energy & Environmental Protection,

 

 

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HERMINA MORITA, Chair

 

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KEN ITO, Chair