STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3790

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.R. No. 130

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Agriculture and Environment and Transportation, to which was referred S.R. No. 130 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON GREEN TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on green transportation and public infrastructure.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from Trees for Honolulu's Future. Your Committees received testimony in opposition to this measure from two individuals.

Your Committees find that taxpayers repeatedly identify transportation infrastructure as one of the most significant and deserving recipients of state funds. Given the increasing threats from climate change, it is essential that future infrastructure development incorporates sustainable design concepts. Sustainable design concepts have numerous benefits, including decreased urban temperatures, reduced carbon emissions, improved air quality, and greater water replenishment. To ensure effective and efficient implementation of sustainable design concepts in the State, it is crucial to obtain information on the implementation of sustainable design concepts in other United States and international jurisdictions. This measure requests the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on green transportation and public infrastructure to promote effective and efficient implementation of sustainable design concepts in Hawaii.

Your Committees have amended this measure by:

(1) Replacing the Legislative Reference Bureau with a task force to be convened by the Director of Transportation to study green transportation and public infrastructure; and

(2) Amending its title accordingly.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Agriculture and Environment and Transportation that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 130, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 130, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Agriculture and Environment and Transportation,

________________________________ CHRIS LEE, Chair

________________________________ MIKE GABBARD, Chair