Bill Text: HI HB2418 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Transportation; Intra-Island Water Ferry Transportation System; Leeward Coast; Oahu
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-01 - Referred to OMH/TRN, FIN, referral sheet 5 [HB2418 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-HB2418-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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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 the purpose of Act 221, Session Laws of Hawaii 1998, codified as section 268-2.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, was to authorize the department of transportation to implement an intra-island water ferry transportation system with landings at various locations along the southern coast of Oahu as one method to address traffic congestion. To assist with operational costs of the intra-island ferry system, Act 221 also established the ferry project special fund codified as section 286-2.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Act 221 also allowed the department of transportation to conduct an intra-island water ferry transportation system demonstration project and transition this project into a permanent project as needed.
The legislature further finds that action is still needed to address traffic congestion and other transportation-related problems in the State, particularly for areas along the leeward coast of Oahu.
The purpose of this Act is to authorize the department of transportation to implement an intra-island water ferry transportation system along the leeward coast of Oahu with one ferry landing originating from the Waianae small boat harbor.
SECTION 2. Section 268-2.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§268-2.5 Intra-island water
ferry transportation system; authority to implement.[]] The
department of transportation is authorized to implement an intra-island water
ferry transportation system subject to chapter 103D. The intra-island water
ferry transportation system shall be premised upon the transportation of
commuters during peak traffic periods and may be used for other
revenue-generating purposes during non-peak traffic periods. The system may
include landings at various locations along the [southern] leeward
coast of Oahu and shall include a landing originating from the Waianae small
boat harbor. The system shall be integrated with ground transportation.
The department of transportation and the
department of land and natural resources are authorized to[:
(1) Waive] waive or assess nominal
fees for the use of public infrastructures and terminals by the operator of the
intra-island water ferry transportation system[; and
(2) Lease public lands at a nominal cost to
the operator of the intra-island water ferry transportation system].
In return for concessions as determined jointly by the department of transportation and the department of land and natural resources, the operator of the intra-island water ferry transportation system shall provide the ferry service at no cost or nominal cost to the State for the duration of the concessions. Operating expenses may be further supplemented by other revenue-generating activities during non-peak traffic periods.
The department of transportation shall aggressively explore the possibility of obtaining federal funds to implement the intra-island water ferry transportation system."
SECTION 3. Act 221, Session Laws of Hawaii 1998, is amended by amending section 3 to read as follows:
"SECTION 3. The
department of transportation may conduct an intra-island water ferry
transportation system demonstration project which shall be exempt from the
statutory provisions of chapters 103D and 271G, Hawaii Revised Statutes[.]
and section 2 of Act 6, Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2005. The
department may transition the demonstration project into a permanent intra-
island water ferry transportation system. The exemptions from chapters 103D
and 271G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall not apply to the permanent
intra-island water ferry transportation system."
SECTION 4. The department of transportation shall submit a report to the legislature on the implementation of an intra-island water ferry transportation system no later than thirty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2018.
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Transportation; Intra-Island Water Ferry Transportation System; Leeward Coast; Oahu
Description:
Authorizes the department of transportation to implement an intra-island water ferry transportation system along the leeward coast of Oahu with one ferry landing originating from the Waianae Small Boat Harbor.
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