HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	653
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to highways.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 264-43, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§264-43 Responsibility. (a) The department of transportation shall acquire, subdivide, consolidate, construct, maintain, and administer all highways comprising the state highway system in accordance with all state and federal laws and exempt from county subdivision ordinances.

(b) The department of transportation shall perform routine inspections of highway sections within the state highway system that are at risk of rockslides, as determined by the department, every five years and after major rainfall events."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DOT; State Highway System; Routine Inspections; Rockslides

Description:

Requires the department of transportation to perform routine inspections of highways in the state highway system that are at risk of rockslides every five years and after major rainfall events.

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