SB 1076 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Summary

Increases the caps for the total contract value for any one Capital Advancement Contract (CAC) and the total aggregate value of CACs in a fiscal year entered into by the Department of Transportation with private parties for harbor improvements. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1076 → SB1076_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill increases the financial caps for private financing of harbor improvement projects. It raises the maximum contract value from $2 million to $5 million per project and the total annual aggregate limit from $5 million to $10 million, allowing the Department of Transportation to pursue larger infrastructure projects more quickly. The effective date was also changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of projects eligible for private financing by increasing the monetary thresholds, enabling the department to undertake larger harbor improvement initiatives without legislative approval for contracts up to $5 million.

FISCAL

Increased the per-contract cap from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000

Increased the annual aggregate cap from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2050

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 489) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA, WAM.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors