STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1628

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 512

S.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. 512, S.D. 1, 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 appropriate funds for the fiscal biennium 2019-2021 to the Department of Transportation for the operating expenses of the Harbors Division related to the special maintenance program.

The Department of Transportation testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee notes the request by the Department of Transportation that the new special maintenance program appropriation of $40,000,000 for the fiscal biennium be appropriated into program ID TRN 395/CB to better enable the Harbors Division to conduct special maintenance programs across its various harbors programs.

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. 512, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading 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