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HI SR159

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/4/2022

Primary Sponsor

Dru Kanuha

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Department of Transportation urged to convene an Intergovernmental Task Force to assist County of Hawaii in establishing a metropolitan planning organization (MPO) or regional transportation planning organization.

  • Task Force to provide policy recommendations and guidance, with Department of Transportation supplying a list of highway projects from the State Transportation Improvement Program for the next four years to support MPO development.

  • Task Force required to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2023 Regular Session convening.

  • Resolution notes County of Hawaii (population 200,629 per 2020 Census) currently lacks an MPO, unlike Maui County and City and County of Honolulu, and references federal Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act allocating $358 million for highway planning and $107 million for transit planning.

  • Task Force to be dissolved upon report submission, with certified copies transmitted to Department of Transportation, County of Hawaii Mayor, Council members, and relevant county departments.

Legislative Description

Urging The Department Of Transportation To Convene An Intergovernmental Task Force To Recommend Policy And Provide Guidance To Assist The County Of Hawaii In The Establishment And Formation Of A Metropolitan Planning Organization Or A Regional Transportation Planning Organization.

Department of Transportation

Last Action

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06/06/22.

6/6/2022

Committee Referrals

Transportation3/16/2022

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