STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1288

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.C.R. No. 22

      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.C.R. No. 22 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE FORMATION OF A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT INCLUDE HEALTH AS A PRIORITY IN LAND USE PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION DECISIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Health to establish a Healthy Community Design Task Force to develop legislative recommendations that integrate improving health as a priority in land use planning and transportation decisions.

The Department of Health, Hawai‘i Pacific Health, and a concerned individual supported this measure.  The Department of Transportation supported the intent of this measure.   The Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing its title to read:  "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT INCLUDE HEALTH AS A PRIORITY IN LAND USE PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION DECISIONS"; and

     (2)  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.C.R. No. 22, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Health in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 22, H.D. 1.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair