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. 186 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the counties to require all new residential and commercial developments be equipped with water conservation devices.

One individual submitted testimony in support of this measure.

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 encourage the use of water conservation devices, such as low-flow plumbing and toilets, in new residential and commercial developments.

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. 186, 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. 186, S.D. 1.