STAND. COM. REP. NO.  57-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2433

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 2433 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to allow state-funded construction projects to move forward quickly and efficiently by exempting Department of Transportation development and construction of highways and airports from county approval.

     The Hawaii Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO; Building Industry Association of Hawaii; and a concerned individual testified in support of the bill.  A concerned individual opposed this measure.  The Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu offered comments on this bill.

     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. 2433 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