STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1247-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 3242

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 3242, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require the Department of Transportation and county transportation agencies to define, regularly identify, and address high-risk and dangerous corridors and intersections; and

(2) Authorize the Department of Transportation and counties to reduce the maximum speed limit within one mile of a school without first conducting an engineering study.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation and Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Your Committee finds that regularly evaluating high-risk or dangerous corridors and intersections and implementing solutions to mitigate the risk will allow for expedient safety improvements to dangerous areas to help make Hawaii's streets safer.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3242, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair