Bill Text: HI SB1427 | 2019 | Regular Session | Amended

Hawaii Senate Bill 1427 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating To Transportation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-03-22 - Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Yamane excused (2). [SB1427 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2019-SB1427-Amended.html

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1427
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that traffic congestion in the Wailua-Kapaa corridor in the county of Kauai continues to worsen. Highway improvements to add capacity to this heavily traveled corridor have been identified, but will be completed in four discrete projects over the next decade or longer.

The legislature finds that morning contraflow on Kuhio Highway, carried out by the department of transportation's highways division staff, requires additional operating funds to extend the days of operation of morning contraflow to Sundays and holidays. Additionally, funds are needed for positions for staff who can perform both contraflow-related work and highway maintenance. Creating positions that cover both contraflow and highway maintenance gives workers and administration increased flexibility in managing overall operations.

The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the department of transportation for staffing and operations relating to increased hours of operation of the Kuhio highway contraflow on Kauai.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019-2020 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for operations and staff positions relating to increased hours of operation of the Kuhio highway contraflow on Kauai.

The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of transportation for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

Report Title:

DOT; Kauai; Kuhio Highway

Description:

Appropriates funds to the Department of Transportation for operations and staff positions to increase hours of operation of the Kuhio Highway contraflow on Kauai. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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