HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Rep. Joseph M. Souki, Chair

Rep. Willie C. Espero, Vice Chair

Rep. Nestor Garcia

Rep. Mark Moses

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. David A. Pendleton

Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga

Rep. Jim Rath

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Wednesday February 6, 2002

TIME:

9:00 am

PLACE:

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 2126

RELATING TO MOTORIZED SCOOTERS.

Provides special rules for motorized scooters, treating them on same basis as mopeds. Requires license to drive on road. Banned from riding on sidewalks and other public areas like parks.

TRN, JHA/CPC
     

HB 2197

RELATING TO CONCESSIONAIRES

Grants economic relief to airport concessionaires.

TRN, FIN
     

HB 2285

RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES.

Requires public and private elementary school children to wear seat belts on school buses. Requires all state contracted school buses to be fitted with seat belts after 12/31/02. Appropriates funds.

TRN, EDN, JHA, FIN
     

HB 2301

RELATING TO THE USE OF INTOXICANTS.

Applies repeat intoxicated driver provisions to persons with prior drug enforcement contacts. Clarifies that a respondent who refused to be tested or a minor respondent shall not be issued a conditional permit. Clarifies administrative hearing procedure.

TRN, JHA
     

HB 2302

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS' LICENSES.

Allows judges discretion to permit individuals with certain traffic and driving sentences to obtain temporary drivers' licenses where good cause is shown

TRN, JHA
     

HB 2325

RELATING TO ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY BY COUNTIES

Expands the authority to adopt a road as a county highway from the county council to include adoption of the road by the mayor, if authorized by county ordinance.

TRN, FIN
     

HB 2349

RELATING TO AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

Includes police vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles. Expands privileges to include driving on the shoulder and in controlled-access highways. Removes condition that vehicle use audible and visual signals.

TRN, JHA
     

HB 2358

RELATING TO TRAFFIC PROBLEMS.

Appropriates funds to address the traffic impact caused by automobile congestion in neighborhoods and to install traffic calming measures.

TRN, FIN

HB 2441

RELATING TO LITIGATION INVOLVING HIGHWAYS.

Limits the State's and counties' liability in highways cases.

TRN, JHA
     

HB 2509

RELATING TO PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

Prohibits and establishes a penalty for parking in an access aisle adjacent to a reserved parking stall for persons with disabilities.

TRN, JHA
     

HB 2520

RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

Establishes the Parking for Persons with Disabilities Special Fund to be administered by the Disability and Communication Access Board.

TRN, FIN
     

HB 2583

RELATING TO PILOTAGE.

Transfers the responsibility for regulating port pilots from the DCCA to the DOT.

TRN, CPC, FIN
     

HB 2584

RELATING TO CONCESSIONS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.

Authorizes the Director to extend revocable permits for concessions beyond the current one-year limit if extensions are necessary in light of a statewide emergency, such as a natural disaster, or in the event of economic conditions which would adversely affect the State's ability to solicit and obtain favorable bid proposals.

TRN, FIN
     

FOR RECONSIDERATION

HB 1791

RELATING TO CHILD BOOSTER SEAT.

Provides a tax credit for the purchase of child booster seats.

TRN, FIN
     

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 30 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 406, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE TRN COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6223.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 

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Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Chair