STAND. COM. REP. NO.964
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 1129
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, to which was referred S.B. No. 1129 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SAFE DRINKING WATER,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to reduce the use of lead-containing products in the drinking water distribution system by:
(1) Extending the prohibition on products to include plumbing fittings or fixtures containing lead that are installed or used to repair any public water system or any plumbing in a residential or nonresidential facility providing water for human consumption; and
(2) Requiring compliance with the "lead free" standards of the National Sanitation Foundation Standard 61, section 9, for plumbing fittings and fixtures.
The Department of Health and the Board of Water Supply of the City and County of Honolulu testified in support of this measure.
This bill is similar to H.B. No. 654, H.D. 1, which passed Third Reading in the House earlier this session.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1129 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection,
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____________________________ HERMINA M. MORITA, Chair |
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