STAND. COM. REP. NO. 428

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 1403

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 1403 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to increase the penalties for violations of the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane law.

The Leeward Oahu Transportation Management Association testified in support of this measure.

HOV lanes were established to promote carpooling and to relieve traffic congestion in densely populated areas. Your Committee finds that abuse of these lanes by single occupant vehicles has increased and that increasing the fines for violations of the HOV lane law will act as a deterrent to the improper use of these lanes.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1403 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,

 

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JOSEPH M. SOUKI, Chair