STAND. COM. REP. NO.
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Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.R. No. 120
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts, to
which was referred S.R. No. 120 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING A TASK FORCE BE CONVENED TO
DEVELOP OPTIONS TO REDUCE COST AND RETURN INCREASED VALUE TO
RESIDENTS FROM FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE BY THE STATE FOR PUBLIC
MASS TRANSIT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request a task
force be convened to examine successful public mass transit
projects in appropriate cities and countries and develop options
to reduce costs and return increased value to Hawaii residents
from funds made available by the State for public mass transit.
Your Committee received no testimony on this measure.
Your Committee finds that public transit is important because
it has been proven to reduce the cost of transit for taxpayers,
reduce the cost of transit for commuters, reduce traffic, reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, increase efficiency, increase access to
new areas in the urban core for housing and mixed use communities,
and increase jobs. Your Committee further finds that Hawaii has
appropriated funds for public mass transit projects such as the
City and County of Honolulu's Skyline project through the general
excise tax, approximately two-thirds of which is paid for by the
general public, and approximately one-third of which is paid for
by visitors to Hawaii. Your Committee concludes that a task force
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to study cost reduction is vital for future public transit
projects to help reduce costs and increase the value to residents
from funds made available by the State.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts that is
attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent
and purpose of S.R. No. 120 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Transportation and
Culture and the Arts,
CHRIS LEE, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Transportation and Cuiture and the Arts
TCA
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
SR 120 TC/1
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ________________________________________________
The Recommendation is:
iz'^Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
LEE, Chris (C)
INOUYE, Lorraine R. (VC)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C.
KANUHA, Dru Mamo
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL ’A
Recommendation:
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signakire:
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Draftinq Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised; 01/09/24