STAND. COM. REP. NO. 24

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 715

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 715 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to require the Statewide Transportation Council to comply with county transportation-related plans, county general plans, and all community, development, or community development plans adopted pursuant to the county general plan, to the extent that compliance does not affect the availability of federal funds.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawai‘i Association of Realtors.  Testimony in opposition was received from the Department of Transportation.

     Your Committee finds that this measure would improve coordination between the State and counties in transportation planning and funding.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 715 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation, International and Intergovernmental Affairs,

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J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair