STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1631

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 1091

S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 1091, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make an emergency appropriation to the Department of Transportation to mitigate damages from recent landslides on the Pali Highway in the City and County of Honolulu and Honoapiilani Highway in the County of Maui, and to prevent future landslides in both areas.

The Department of Transportation testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Including the construction of landslide protective structures as an acceptable use of the emergency appropriation; 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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1091, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1091, S.D. 2, 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