STAND. COM. REP. NO.  543-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 1728

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 1728, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to enable government agencies to maintain roads whose ownership and jurisdiction are in dispute between the State and the counties.

The chairperson of the Maui County Council; the vice chairperson of the Maui County Council; Hawaii Association for Justice; and two concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Transportation supported the intent of this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources commented on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1728, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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CINDY EVANS, Chair