STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1298

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1024
                                     S.D. 3
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred S.B. No. 1024, S.D. 3, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENVIRONMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to:

     1.   List factors to be considered when determining civil
          and administrative penalties regarding the state water
          pollution law;

     2.   Allow the Department of Health to establish a permanent
          exempt position for an ecological risk assessor;

     3.   Add a new license category for environmental health
          services professionals; and,

     4.   Clarify certain provisions relating to the Department
          of Health.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this bill
from the Department of Health.

     Your Committee finds that provisions within this bill will
promote consistency between the State Water Pollution law and
Federal law.  Your Committe also finds that provisions within

 
 
 
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this bill will help to ensure the proper use of money in the
Environmental Response Revolving Fund. 
     
     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 1024, S.D. 3, H.D. 1, and recommends that it
be referred to the Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair