HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2007
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COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION |
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Rep. Joseph M. Souki, Chair |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Cindy Evans |
Rep. Alex M. Sonson |
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Rep. Sharon E. Har |
Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine |
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Rep. Marilyn B. Lee |
Rep. Roy M. Takumi |
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Rep. Sylvia Luke |
Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer |
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Rep. Angus L.K. McKelvey |
Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine |
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Rep. Bob Nakasone |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, January 29, 2007 |
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TIME: |
9:00 A.M. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A M E N D E D
A G E N D A
The following bills have been added to this agenda: HB 721, HB 1424, HB 1447, HB 1484, HB 1549
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HB 227 |
RELATING TO HELMET USE BY MINORS. Requires persons under the age of eighteen to wear a helmet while operating an all terrain vehicle on public property. Provides fines for violations.
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TRN, JUD, FIN |
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HB 235 |
RELATING TO ALL TERRAIN-VEHICLES. Limits right to operate all terrain-vehicles to adults. Requires all terrain-vehicles to have mufflers and not be operated on public lands. Requires retailers to inform buyers of requirements prior to sale or rental.
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TRN, EDB, JUD |
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HB 351 |
RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Establishes the photo red light imaging detector system program. Authorizes counties to administer the program.
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TRN, JUD, FIN |
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HB 352 |
RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Establishes the photo speed imaging detector system program. Authorizes counties to administer the program.
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TRN, JUD, FIN |
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HB 154 |
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY. Redefines highly intoxicated driver. Establishes evidence and sentencing parameters for highly intoxicated drivers. Establishes minimum and maximum administrative license revocation periods for highly intoxicated drivers.
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TRN, JUD |
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HB 372 |
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. Promotes the civil engineering profession and enhances the recruitment and retention of civil engineers in the department of transportation by providing financial assistance, on-the-job training, and educational opportunities to qualified students of Hawaii.
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TRN, HED, FIN |
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HB 70 |
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Allows State to enter into agreements with private entities to build, operate, own, or finance transportation facilities including toll highways. Appropriates $ and $ for FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009, respectively.
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TRN, EDB, FIN |
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HB 721 |
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Allows private entities to enter into agreements to construct, improve, maintain, and operate transportation facilities in the State.
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TRN, EDB, FIN |
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HB 1424 |
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. Authorized DOT and county agencies to negotiate public-private partnership agreements under which private partners can assess tolls, fares, or other user fees as compensation for the private finance, planning, design, construction, operation, or maintenance of transportation improvements on public property.
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TRN, EDB, FIN |
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HB 1447 |
RELATING TO NOISE. Establishes a noise abatement zone for motor vehicles and mopeds and assesses an escalating fine starting at $100 and impoundment of vehicles for transgressors.
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TRN, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1484 |
RELATING TO SPEEDING. Imposes graduated fines for violation of noncompliance with speed limit law for 1st to 3rd convictions and deposits fines into speed control special fund under the director of transportation to fund projects to control noncompliance with speeding laws.
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TRN, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1549 |
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. Establishes a multidisciplinary accident investigation team in the police department of any county with a population in excess of 500,000 persons for the purpose of investigating major accidents on state roadways in a manner designed to minimize lane and roadway closures during the investigation. Appropriates funds.
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TRN, PSM, FIN |
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HB 736 |
RELATING TO OCEAN RECREATION AND COASTAL AREAS PROGRAMS. Transfers small boat harbors, boating, ocean recreation, and coastal areas programs, from DLNR back to DOT. Allows DLNR to retain its present scope of jurisdiction over enforcement of the programs.
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TRN, WLH, FIN |
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HB 898 |
RELATING TO FIXED GUIDEWAY STATION ENTERPRISE ZONES. Creates enterprise zones within a half-mile radius of stations of a fixed guideway system on Oahu. Grants various tax concessions relating to enterprise zones to qualified businesses, including new construction of affordable housing within those zones.
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TRN, EDB, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Joseph M. Souki Chair |