STAND. COM. REP. NO. 700

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1535

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1535, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to authorize the Department of Transportation to exempt certain ground transportation facility plans from certain historic preservation requirements and the environmental impact statement law.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources; City and County of Honolulu, Department of Transportation Services; Bikeshare Hawaii; Hawaii Bicycling League; and three individuals.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from one individual.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from Kauai Path, Inc., and one individual.

Your Committee finds that the exemptions established by this measure will help the Department of Transportation to more efficiently address the needs of the public when infrastructure improvements are necessary to accommodate non-motorized modes of travel.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1535, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair