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Senate committee advances bill to subsidize state employee transit passes after AMPOL study presents ~$16.7M annual cost for full coverage
Summary
SB 2993 would fund fully subsidized transit passes for state employees; AMPOL presented a 2023 estimate of about $16.7 million per year for all state employees and about $8.3 million for 50% participation, and described badge-integration and implementation considerations. Committee advanced the bill with instructions to include the study in the report.
The Senate committees advanced SB 29 93 on Feb. 11 after testimony from the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (AMPOL), which presented survey results and a 2023-based cost estimate for subsidizing transit passes for state employees.
Kiana Otsuka, AMPOL senior transportation planner and project manager for the referenced study, told senators the cost depends on participation and negotiated monthly rates. "So at a 100% cost, 1 year would be 16 almost $17,000,000 for all 46,000 plus, state employees," Otsuka said,…
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