STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2029

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.R. No. 186

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Public Safety & Military Affairs and Health, to which was referred H.R. No. 186 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO TAKE ACTION TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO CONDUCT AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE STORAGE USE, AND DISPOSAL OF DEPLETED URANIUM MUNITIONS IN HAWAII,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to protect the health of Hawaii's citizens by requesting that Hawaii's congressional delegation take action to obtain the assistance of the United States Department of Defense to conduct an environmental assessment of the scope and adequacy of depleted uranium storage, use, and disposal in Hawaii and report on training received by members of the Armed Forces involved in the handling of depleted uranium munitions on exposure to depleted uranium.

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Life of the Land, and a concerned individual supported this resolution.  The Department of Defense provided comments.

     Your Committees have amended this resolution by requesting a "review" rather than an "environmental assessment" of the scope and adequacy of depleted uranium storage, use, and disposal in Hawaii and report on training received by members of the Armed Forces involved in the handling of depleted uranium munitions on exposure to depleted uranium.  As such, the title has been changed to, "REQUESTING THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO TAKE ACTION TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE STORAGE, USE, AND DISPOSAL OF DEPLETED URANIUM MUNITIONS IN Hawaii."

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Public Safety & Military Affairs and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 186, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 186, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Public Safety & Military Affairs and Health,

____________________________ JOHN MIZUNO, Acting Chair and Vice Chair

____________________________ SHARON E. HAR, Acting Chair and Vice Chair