Bill Text: HI SB2488 | 2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Traffic Safety; Department of Transportation; Capital Improvement Project; Appropriation ($)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-03-19 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Takai, Thielen excused (2). [SB2488 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-SB2488-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO TRAFFIC SAFETY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that there have been numerous traffic accidents and near-accidents at the intersection of Piilani highway and Kulanihakoi street in Kihei, Maui. According to the Maui police department, between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2013, there were six major crashes, defined as crashes that caused injuries or property damage in an amount greater than $3,000, or both, at this intersection. There were also five minor crashes, defined as crashes that caused no injuries and property damage in an amount less than $3,000, during this time at the same intersection.
The intersection of Piilani highway and Kulanihakoi street will be the entrance to the new Kihei high school, scheduled to open in 2018. Kihei is one of Maui's fastest-growing communities and with the construction, development, and opening of Kihei high school, it is more important than ever to make traffic safety, bus safety, and pedestrian safety in this area a top priority.
The plan, design, and construction of a traffic signal at the intersection of Piilani highway and Kulanihakoi street will help prevent future congestion and ensure traffic, bus, and pedestrian safety.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to appropriate $ for the traffic signal capital improvement project at the intersection of Piilani highway and Kulanihakoi street in Kihei, Maui.
SECTION 2. The director of finance is authorized to issue general obligation bonds in the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary is appropriated for fiscal year 2014-2015 for the traffic signal at the intersection of Piilani highway and Kulanihakoi street in Kihei, Maui.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of transportation for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. The appropriation made for the capital improvement project authorized by this Act shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal biennium for which the appropriation is made; provided that all moneys from the appropriation unencumbered as of June 30, 2016, shall lapse as of that date.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2040.
Report Title:
Traffic Safety; Department of Transportation; Capital Improvement Project; Appropriation
Description:
Appropriates funds for the traffic signal capital improvement project at the intersection of Piilani highway and Kulanihakoi street in Kihei, Maui. Effective July 1, 2040. (SB2488 HD1)
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