Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1462 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make a technical amendment to the law pertaining to the deposit of funds into the state treasury.

Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting its contents and substituting in its place the provisions of S.B. No. 788, S.D. 1, relating to the voluntary environmental response program under Chapter 128D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and H.B. No. 1183, H.D. 1, relating to the administration of sexual violence prevention and treatment programs.

The purpose of S.B. No. 788, S.D. 1, is to clarify certain provisions of the voluntary response program law to protect against the release or potential release of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants in the environment. Specifically, the bill clarifies the exemption from future liability to the Department of Health of a party that undertakes a voluntary response action under an agreement with the Department of Health. The measure further allows the Department of Health to reduce or waive a response fee for a public or nonprofit agency.

The purpose of H.B. No. 1183, H.D. 1, is to allow the Attorney General to administer programs for the prevention of sexual violence and the protection and treatment of victims of sexual violence.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1462, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1462, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.