STAND. COM. REP. NO. 302-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2184

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. 2184 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make an emergency appropriation to authorize additional funds for the Department of Transportation Highways Division's Special Maintenance Program.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation.

Your Committee finds that the Department of Transportation Highways Division's Special Maintenance Program is a systematic maintenance program that prevents further and accelerated deterioration of highway facilities. Providing additional funding to the program will further stimulate the economy with additional maintenance and repair projects and increase the State's economic recovery.

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. 2184 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