STAND. COM. REP. NO.  764-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2789

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2789, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public by:

     (1)  Establishing a photo speed imaging detector system program to improve enforcement of speed limits;

     (2)  Allowing county implementation of a photo speed imaging detector system program in areas where excessive speeding has been found to be a problem;

     (3)  Establishing a photo speed imaging detector system program account and authorizing fines collected under county-administered programs to be deposited into the account; and

     (4)  Authorizing funds from the account to be expended in the county in which the fine was collected for the establishment, operation, management, and maintenance of a photo speed imaging detector system program.

 The State Highway Safety Council, Hawaii Bicycling League, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Budget and Finance and Office of Information Practices provided comments.

     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 H.B. No. 2789, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair