STAND. COM. REP. NO.  516

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 917

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources and Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 917 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

beg 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 the Department of Transportation (DOT) from county approval.

     The Hawaii Laborers' Union testified in support of this measure.  DOT supported the intent of this bill.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, The Outdoor Circle, and several concerned individuals opposed this measure.  The Sierra Club–Hawaii Chapter offered comments.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water, Land, & Ocean Resources and Energy & Environmental Protection that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 917 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

____________________________ HERMINA MORITA, Chair

____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Chair