STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1666

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 718

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 718, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to promote safety on Hawaii's roadways for all users by:

     (1)  Directing the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the county transportation departments to adopt a complete streets policy that seeks to reasonably accommodate access and mobility for all users; and

     (2)  Establishing a temporary task force to review highway design standards and guidelines.

     AARP Hawaii, Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii, Hawaii Bicycling League, One Voice for Livable Islands, Injury Prevention Advisory Committee, Get Fit Kauai, Kauai Path, Inc., Hawaii Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition, Hawaii Public Health Association, and several concerned individuals supported this bill.  DOT, Windward Ahupuaa Alliance, and American Planning Association Hawaii offered comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Removing reference to trail systems in developments subject to impact fees; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and consistency.

     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 S.B. No. 718, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 718, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair