STAND. COM. REP. NO. 949-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 2870
                                     S.D. 1
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs and
Consumer Protection and Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No.
2870, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SAFE DRINKING WATER,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide for distinct
certification requirements for operators of water distribution
systems and water treatment plants.

     Testimony in support of this bill was provided by the
Department of Health and a concerned individual.

     Your Committee finds this measure will ensure continued
federal funding contingent on compliance with federal guidelines.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by: (1) providing a
statutory definition of "public water systems," and (2) allowing
for immediate violations.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs and Consumer
Protection and Commerce that are attached to this report, your
Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
2870, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2870, S.D.
1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Judiciary and
                                   Hawaiian Affairs and Consumer
                                   Protection and Commerce,

                                   



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RON MENOR, Chair                   ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair