STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1592
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2023
RE: S.B. No. 1535
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred S.B. No. 1535, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee
received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of
Transportation, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of
Transportation Services of the City and County of Honolulu, and Hawai‘i Bicycling
League. Your Committee received comments
on this measure from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development.
Your Committee finds that Hawaii's roads are
reportedly the most dangerous in the nation for pedestrians aged sixty-five and
over. Your Committee further finds that
simple traffic safety fixes often take five to seven years to implement. This measure enables critical safety projects
to be implemented faster to reduce traffic-related fatalities and improve road
and transportation safety.
Your Committee notes the Office of Planning
and Sustainable Development's testimony indicating that the activities
contemplated by this measure may already qualify for existing exemptions available
under chapter 343, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and its rules from the requirement
to prepare an environmental assessment, so long as the exemptions are
documented and reported to the public.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1535, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,
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____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA, Chair |
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