CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 83

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 757

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 757, H.D. 1, S.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:

(1) Require the Department of Transportation and the county transportation departments to adopt a vision zero policy to prevent and eliminate traffic fatalities through engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency response strategies; and

(2) Require the State Highway Safety Council to collaborate with county traffic or highway safety councils to develop a vision zero action plan and submit reports to the Legislature.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Making it effective upon approval; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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 H.B. No. 757, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 757, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair	____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Co-Chair
____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA Co-Chair	____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair
____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair	____________________________ TROY N. HASHIMOTO Co-Chair