THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Senator J. Kalani English, Chair

Senator Will Espero, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Monday, March 21, 2011

TIME:

1:18 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 224

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D A G E N D A

 

HB 393, HD2

        (HSCR811)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO CRIME.

Amends the driver's license revocation provision to require a maximum license revocation period of up to ten years upon conviction of a driver for manslaughter involving the operation of a vehicle.  Gives discretion to the courts to revoke the license of any driver for up to five years upon a conviction of a driver of negligent homicide in the first degree or negligent homicide in the second degree.  Allows up to two years of imprisonment when a convicted defendant is sentenced to probation for manslaughter.  Clarifies that probation is an applicable sentence for manslaughter.  Effective July 1, 2050.  (HB393 HD2)

 

TIA, JDL

HB 1093, HD1

        (HSCR652)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSING.

Amends the portions of the respective statutes concerning alcohol concentration for commercial motor vehicle drivers to make them consistent with current language.  Effective January 7, 2059. (HB1093 HD1)

 

TIA, JDL

HB 424

        (HSCR716)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.

Extends the sunset date for EIS exceptions for secondary actions from July 1, 2011, to July 1, 2013.

 

TIA, ENE

HB 1239, HD1

        (HSCR736)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO FERRIES.

Establishes the Hawaii State Ferry System and the Hawaii State Ferry System Special Fund for the operation of a system to ferry people and cargo between the islands.  Appropriates funds for start-up and operations of the Hawaii State Ferry System.  Effective July 1, 2030.  (HB1239 HD1)

 

TIA, WAM

HB 993, HD1

        (HSCR740)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

Creates the Hawaii Marine Highway System to be administered by the Department of Transportation (DOT).  Creates the Hawaii Marine Highway System Fund.  Requires DOT to adopt rules.  Effective July 1, 2030.  (HB993 HD1)

 

TIA, WAM

HB 1100, HD1

        (HSCR741)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES.

Authorizes the Department of Transportation to collect increases in passenger facility charges without amending the administrative rule.  (HB1100 HD1)

 

TIA, WAM

[Measure deleted on 03-21-11]

HB 775

        (HSCR746)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE PHOTO ENFORCEMENT REVOLVING FUND.

Transfers all moneys in the photo enforcement revolving fund to the general fund.

 

TIA, WAM

HB 1101, HD2

        (HSCR737)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.

Allows for increase in the State motor vehicle registration fee and deposits the money into the State Highway Fund.  Effective July 1, 2030.  (HB1101 HD2)

 

TIA, WAM

[Measure deleted on 03-21-11]

HB 1102, HD2

        (HSCR739)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE WEIGHT TAX.

Allows for increase in the state motor vehicle weight tax and appropriates money from the State Highway Fund.  Effective July 1, 2030.  (HB1102 HD2)

 

TIA, WAM

[Measure deleted on 03-21-11]

HB 1039, HD1

        Proposed SD1

        (HSCR891)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Proposed SD1:

Provides further rent relief to airport concessions that do not have a self-adjusting rent formula.  Extends sunset of Act 33, First Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2009.  (Proposed SD1)

TIA, WAM

[Measure added on 03-17-11]

 

Copies of the proposed SD 1 are available from the Senate Document Center and on the Legislature's website:  www.capitol.hawaii.gov.

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES:  If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at [email protected] .  Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

·         By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 205, State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

 

Please note:  If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally.  A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing. 

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 

Please note:  All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website.  Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

 

Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6903