Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 185 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the counties to require pervious pavement to be used to pave sidewalks, driveways, and roads for new residential, commercial, and public construction projects.

One individual submitted testimony in support of this measure. One individual submitted comments.

Your Committee finds that it is important to take measures to conserve Hawaii's water resources. One way to accomplish this is for the counties to require, in their permitting process, that pervious pavement be used to pave sidewalks, driveways, and roads for new residential, commercial, and public construction projects. Pervious pavement eliminates the storm water runoff that carries surface pollutants into waterways. The absorbing, flow-through quality of pervious pavement naturally filters storm water back into aquifers without the use of costly storm water drainage systems or retention areas.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 185, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture, in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 185, S.D. 1.