THE SENATE S.R. NO. 186 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE RESOLUTION Requesting the department of transportation to develop a plan for the cost-effective disposition of the safe travels thermal screening and tracing camera equipment and other related operations.
THE SENATE S.R. NO. 186
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII
THE SENATE
S.R. NO.
186
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII
SENATE RESOLUTION
Requesting the department of transportation to develop a plan for the cost-effective disposition of the safe travels thermal screening and tracing camera equipment and other related operations.
WHEREAS, the legislature found that during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, detecting air travelers with a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher was a necessary step to ensure the safety of the State of Hawaii and its residents; and WHEREAS, to keep the State's airports open, in May 2021, thermal screening and tracing camera equipment were installed at the State's five major airports at a cost of $27,000,000; and WHEREAS, the thermal screening and tracing camera equipment became a critical part of the Safe Travels Screening Program and provided the Safe Travels Program and the Department of Health with a baseline in detecting possible SARS-CoV-2 positive passengers; and WHEREAS, the Safe Travels Program and Emergency Proclamation terminates on March 25, 2022, at 11:59 P.M.; and WHEREAS, as the thermal screening and tracing camera equipment is an asset of the airports, it would be prudent for the Department of Transportation Airports Division to develop a plan for repurposing the equipment for the security and safety of the traveling public; and WHEREAS, the thermal screening and tracing camera equipment maintenance contract will terminate on June 30, 2022; and WHEREAS, it would be fiscally responsible for the Department of Transportation Airports Division to work with the airport stakeholders to agree on uses for the equipment for the betterment of the airport and the traveling public; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, that the Department of Transportation Airports Division is requested to develop a preliminary draft thermal screening and tracing camera repurpose plan for its five major airports; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation Airports Division is requested to submit the preliminary draft, with an implementation date, to the Legislature no later than July 1, 2022; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Transportation, Deputy Director of the Transportation Airports Division. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Safe Travels Thermal Screening; Tracing Camera Equipment; Airports
WHEREAS, the legislature found that during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, detecting air travelers with a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher was a necessary step to ensure the safety of the State of Hawaii and its residents; and
WHEREAS, to keep the State's airports open, in May 2021, thermal screening and tracing camera equipment were installed at the State's five major airports at a cost of $27,000,000; and
WHEREAS, the thermal screening and tracing camera equipment became a critical part of the Safe Travels Screening Program and provided the Safe Travels Program and the Department of Health with a baseline in detecting possible SARS-CoV-2 positive passengers; and
WHEREAS, the Safe Travels Program and Emergency Proclamation terminates on March 25, 2022, at 11:59 P.M.; and
WHEREAS, as the thermal screening and tracing camera equipment is an asset of the airports, it would be prudent for the Department of Transportation Airports Division to develop a plan for repurposing the equipment for the security and safety of the traveling public; and
WHEREAS, the thermal screening and tracing camera equipment maintenance contract will terminate on June 30, 2022; and
WHEREAS, it would be fiscally responsible for the Department of Transportation Airports Division to work with the airport stakeholders to agree on uses for the equipment for the betterment of the airport and the traveling public; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, that the Department of Transportation Airports Division is requested to develop a preliminary draft thermal screening and tracing camera repurpose plan for its five major airports; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation Airports Division is requested to submit the preliminary draft, with an implementation date, to the Legislature no later than July 1, 2022; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Transportation, Deputy Director of the Transportation Airports Division.
OFFERED BY: _____________________________
OFFERED BY:
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Report Title:
Safe Travels Thermal Screening; Tracing Camera Equipment; Airports