STAND. COM. REP. NO.  703

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 591

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 591, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to streamline and clarify the use of funds appropriated out of the safe routes to school special fund. 

     More specifically, this measure provides that appropriations from the special fund shall be available to the Department of Transportation to administer the safe routes to school program, including the cost of equipment and general administrative overhead and allotments to the counties to promote the safe routes to school program.

The Department of Transportation, Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii, and a concerned individual submitted testimony in support of the measure.

     Your Committee finds that this measure ensures that funds from the safe routes to school special fund will be appropriated and used in an efficient and effective manner. 

     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. 591, 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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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair