STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1142

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 512

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, 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 and intent of this measure is to appropriate funds for the Harbors Division of the Department of Transportation.

Specifically, this measure:

(1) Appropriates funds for the special maintenance program for the Hawaii harbors system (TRN301/CB); and

(2) Reduces funding for the special maintenance program for harbors administration (TRN395/CB).

Your Committee received no written comments on this measure.

Your Committee finds that this measure will allow the Department of Transportation Harbors Division to increase the scope of work and the number of piers and wharves that can be maintained, repaired, replaced, or improved.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means 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 Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair