STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1699

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.R. No. 114

      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 Transportation, to which was referred H.R. No. 114 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION INCREASE THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS REQUIRED IN A VEHICLE OPERATING IN THE ZIPPER LANE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure as received by your Committee is to mitigate traffic congestion by requesting that the Director of Transportation increase the minimum number of occupants required in a vehicle operating in the zipper lane.

     Prior to the public hearing on this measure, your Committee circulated a Proposed Draft of this measure and notified the public that it would be accepting testimony on the Proposed Draft.  The purpose of this Proposed Draft is to ensure that certain key harbor modernization projects can proceed as scheduled by requesting an exemption for certain coral species from a proposed federal rule change under the federal Endangered Species Act.

     Your Committee scheduled a hearing and accepted testimony on the Proposed Draft.

An individual submitted testimony in support of this measure as it was received by your Committee.  The Department of Transportation; Horizon Lines, Inc.; and Young Brothers, Limited supported the Proposed Draft of this measure.

     Upon consideration, your Committee has adopted the Proposed Draft.  In addition, your Committee has further amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 114, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 114, H.D. 1.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair