STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3607

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 193

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 193 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE COST-EFFECTIVE DISPOSITION OF THE SAFE TRAVELS THERMAL SCREENING AND TRACING CAMERA EQUIPMENT AND OTHER RELATED OPERATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Department of Transportation to develop a plan for the cost-effective disposition of the safe travels thermal screening and tracing camera equipment and other related operations.

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

Your Committee finds that in response to the Safe Travels Screening Program, $27,000,000 in thermal screening and tracing camera equipment was installed at the State's five major airports. The Safe Travels Program terminated on March 25, 2022, and the equipment maintenance contract will terminate on June 30, 2022. To continue to have access to these useful and costly systems, the Department of Transportation Airports Division is requested to develop a preliminary draft thermal screening and tracing camera repurpose plan for its five major airports.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 193 and recommends its adoption.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair