STAND. COM. REP. NO. 292

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 756

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 756 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Transportation, after consultation with the counties, to establish statewide uniform standards for all official traffic control devices placed pursuant to the Statewide Traffic Code.

The Hawaii Strategic Highway Safety Plan testified in support of this measure. The Department of Transportation provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending the factors that the Department of Transportation, or a county, must consider when setting a maximum speed limit to bring them in conformity with existing standards;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to promote further discussion; and

(3) 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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 756, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 756, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair