Honolulu, Hawaii
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.R. No. 133 entitled:
"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON IDENTIFYING AND FACILITATING THE REPAIR AND TRANSFER OF PRIVATE OR DISPUTED ROADS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request that the Department of Transportation conducts a feasibility study regarding the identification, repair, and transfer of private or disputed roads.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Transportation.
Your Committee finds that chapter 264, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires the Department of Transportation to establish an inventory of the roads and highways that are under its jurisdiction. Your Committee also finds that this chapter requires the Department of Transportation to score and rank the conditions of the roads under its jurisdiction so that repairs may be scheduled. Your Committee further finds that section 264.1-2.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, provides the county with the power to demand the transfer or surrender of disputed roads. Your Committee finds that the Department of Transportation presently lacks the resources needed to identify and develop a list of all private and disputed roads that are not within its jurisdiction or control and it is necessary to conduct a feasibility study regarding the identification, repair, and transfer of private or disputed roads prior to the Department assuming financial responsibility for these roads.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 133 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,
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CHRIS TODD, Chair |
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