THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, INTERNATIONAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS |
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Senator J. Kalani English, Chair |
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Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 9, 2009 |
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TIME: |
1:35 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Clarifies penalties for first-time offenders and repeat offenders guilty of one or more traffic violations under the traffic code.
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TIA, JGO |
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RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVERS. Revises standard for a court-issued license to drive for work-related purposes.
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TIA, JGO |
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RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Prohibits persons aged fifteen years and six months but less than eighteen years of age from engaging in various tasks that distract from the primary task of driving such as, the use of all cell phones (including hands-free devices) and all other electronic devices, consuming food or beverages, engaging in personal grooming or attempting to reach for any other object or device, while operating a motor vehicle under either a temporary instruction permit or a provisional license.
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TIA, JGO |
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RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Makes it mandatory that persons operating or riding a moped or motor scooter on any highway shall wear a safety helmet with a chin strap. Prohibits three-wheeled mopeds from using bike lanes and bike paths.
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TIA, JGO |
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RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVERS. Conforms penalty for violating an out-of-service order to federal regulation; provides penalty for operating a commercial motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of any amount of 0.04 per cent or more.
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TIA, JGO |
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RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSES. Permits the examiner of drivers to waive the test of knowledge of the rules of the road for applicants holding a valid driver's license from another state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, a province of the Dominion of Canada, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
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TIA, JGO |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COUNTY OF HAWAII MASS TRANSIT. Appropriates funds, as a grant-in-aid to the county of Hawaii, to purchase 6 additional 40-foot buses and help with construction of a transit baseyard, including a maintenance and repair facility and fueling station.
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TIA, WAM |
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RELATING TO PRETAX TRANSPORTATION BENEFIT. Requires director of human resources development to expand the pretax transportation benefit pilot program statewide and to make the program permanent.
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TIA, WAM |
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RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES. Extends the period of time, from 1 to 3 years, that an applicant who has been denied or refused a liquor license must wait before becoming eligible to submit another application for the same class of license at the same location.
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TIA, CPN |
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RELATING TO STATE BUILDING CODE. Directs the state building code council to establish standards and criteria allowing the use of bamboo as an accepted construction material. |
TIA, CPN |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 205, State Capitol.
· By fax: Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at TIATestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6903.
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________________________________________ Senator J. Kalani English Chair |