Bill Text: HI SB32 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Infrastructure.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session. [SB32 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-SB32-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 264-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§264-6 State highway not to be disturbed without
permit[.]; public utility maintenance; traffic disruption. (a) No person or government agency, whether
federal, state, or county, shall, in any manner or for any purpose do any of
the following acts without a written permit from the director of transportation
or the director's authorized representative:
(1) Break up, dig up, disturb, undermine or dig under, or cause to be broken up, dug up, disturbed, undermined, or dug under, the right-of-way of any state highway; or
(2) Place, erect, leave, or store any structure, motor or other vehicle, equipment, or any other object wholly or partially within the right-of-way of any state highway; provided that this paragraph shall not apply to the holding or displaying of movable signs, for the purpose of carrying on political campaign activities.
(b) Any public utility seeking a permit under this
section shall consider, to the extent possible, the disruption to traffic and transportation
as a criterion in planning ongoing and future maintenance and new installation;
provided that the public utility shall prioritize maintenance and upkeep to infrastructure
in areas with heavy traffic to minimize disruptions to transportation.
(c) The director of transportation shall coordinate all projects authorized pursuant to this section to minimize, to the fullest extent possible, traffic congestion caused by a project."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Infrastructure; Public Utilities; Maintenance; Traffic
Description:
Requires public utilities to consider the disruption to transportation as a criterion in planning ongoing and future maintenance and new installation. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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