CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 162

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   S.C.R. No. 129
                                  S.D. 1
                                  H.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.C.R. No. 129, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT REQUESTING A STUDY OF UNPLANNED RELEASES
     OF EMISSIONS AND SPILLS BY FACILITIES AT CAMPBELL INDUSTRIAL
     PARK," 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to address public health and
safety issues arising out of unplanned releases of emissions and
spills at Campbell Industrial Park by requesting the Hawaii State
Emergency Response Commission (HSERC) to assess the risks to the
public and the environment posed by above ground chemical storage
tanks at Campbell Industrial Park.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to:


 
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     (1)  Request the Department of Health (DOH) to transmit
          copies of the findings of its June, 2000, study on
          unplanned emissions to members of the Campbell
          Industrial Park/Kahe Area Air Quality Advisory Task
          Force and other community, governmental, and
          legislative entities, request the recipients to submit
          comments to the DOH, and request the DOH to submit its
          findings, including comments received, to the
          Legislature;

     (2)  Request the DOH to assess the effectiveness of its
          environmental hotlines and to submit a report of its
          assessment to the Legislature; and

     (3)  Identify additional parties who should receive copies
          of the Concurrent Resolution.

     Your Committee has also amended the title of this measure to
reflect its amended purpose.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your
Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your
Committee on Conference concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.C.R. No. 129, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends
its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 129,
S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

  ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE           ON THE PART OF THE SENATE




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Rep. HERMINA MORITA               Sen. BRIAN KANNO
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair



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Rep. BRIAN SCHATZ                 Sen. BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair

 
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