STAND. COM. REP. NO.  990-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2175

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2175, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require any metropolitan planning organization serving a metropolitan planning area within the jurisdiction of a county that includes at least three islands inhabited by permanent residents to include on its policy board one member and one alternate member of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and one member and one alternate member of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.   

 

     The Department of Transportation and Kihei Community Association supported this measure.  A Councilmember of the County Council of Maui opposed this measure.  A Councilmember of the County Council of Maui and Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization provided comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2175, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair