STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1363

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 663

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 663 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase the fine for speeding in a school zone or construction area.

The Department of Transportation and Kihei Community Association supported this measure.  The Hawaii Construction Alliance and Pacific Resource Partnership supported the intent of this measure.  The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu opposed this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the fine for speeding in a school zone or construction area, the surcharge that may be deposited into the Trauma System Special Fund, and the surcharge to be deposited into the Safe Routes to School Program Special Fund to unspecified amounts; and

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 663, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 663, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair