STAND. COM. REP. NO. 303-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2182

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 2182 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY COUNCIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to reduce the membership of the State Highway Safety Council appointed by the Governor from twenty to ten.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawai‘i Public Health Institute and Kauai Path, Inc.

Your Committee finds that the State Highway Safety Council advises the Governor on matters relating to the programs and activities of the State related to highway safety. There has been difficulty finding qualified and suitable candidates to serve as the Governor's appointees. This measure ensures that the State Highway Safety Council can continue to function effectively and efficiently by reducing the number of the Governor's appointees.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

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

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of 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. 2182, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2182, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

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

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair