Bill Text: HI SB1011 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended

Hawaii Senate Bill 1011 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Making An Appropriation For Highway Widening.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-17 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. [SB1011 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2021-SB1011-Amended.html

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1011
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HIGHWAY WIDENING.

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

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the rapidly growing population in west Hawaii has contributed to consistent vehicle traffic on Queen Kaahumanu highway and Kuakini highway between Henry street and Kamehameha III road on Hawaii island that typically lasts several hours in the mornings and evenings. With a higher number of accidents at the bottleneck where the Queen Kaahumanu and Kuakini highways merge, the thoroughfare that serves as south Kona's critical lifeline to Kailua-Kona is often compromised for hours at a time.

As the department of transportation has identified safety and preservation projects as its highest priorities, the legislature finds that the widening of Queen Kaahumanu highway and Kuakini highway between Henry street and Kamehameha III road on Hawaii island is consistent with department of transportation's priorities and would serve the safety and public welfare interests of the State.

The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the department of transportation to widen Queen Kaahumanu highway and Kuakini highway between Henry street and Kamehameha III road on the island of Hawaii.

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 2021-2022 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2022-2023 to widen Queen Kaahumanu highway and Kuakini highway between Henry street and Kamehameha III road on the island of Hawaii.

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, 2021.

Report Title:

Island of Hawaii; Queen Kaahumanu Highway; Kuakini Highway; Expansion; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds to the department of transportation to widen Queen Kaahumanu highway and Kuakini highway between Henry street and Kamehameha III road on the island of Hawaii. (SD1)

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