Honolulu, Hawaii
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fourth State Legislature
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 2263 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HARBORS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to limit noise emanating from state harbors by allowing the Director of Transportation (DOT) to adopt rules regulating harbor noise.
DOT, Downtown Neighborhood Board, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.
Noise is often considered to be an environmental pollutant. As working harbors, many of Hawaii's harbors often produce large amounts of noise. While DOT currently has the authority to promulgate rules for harbors under their jurisdiction, this authority may not be specific enough to allow DOT to adopt rules that regulate noise. Your Committee finds that granting DOT this authority will help alleviate the concerns of individuals affected by the noise from Hawaii's harbors.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2263 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,
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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair |
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