CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 154

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    S.B. No. 1016

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1016, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to exempt the Department of Transportation and its contractors from certain statutory requirements for specified bridge rehabilitation projects by extending the sunset date of Act 218, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012 (Act 218), from June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2022.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure is necessary to continue the Department of Transportation's efforts to expedite the design and construction of bridges listed in Act 218.  Your Committee on Conference notes that the Department of Transportation is still required to comply with all federal laws for each bridge project.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by changing its effective date to June 29, 2017.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1016, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1016, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Co-Chair	____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair
____________________________ SEAN QUINLAN Co-Chair	____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH Co-Chair