STAND. COM. REP. NO.  601-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 3150

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 3150, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify the reporting requirements for hazardous and extremely hazardous substances in the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.

     The Department of Health, Honolulu Fire Department, Honolulu Local Emergency Planning Committee, Kauai Fire Department, and Campbell Local Emergency Action Network supported this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1)  Clarifying that for extremely hazardous substances only, the presence of the substance at certain facilities in amounts not less than 500 pounds or the threshold planning quantity for that substance, whichever is less, shall trigger reporting requirements; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3150, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3150, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

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HERMINA MORITA, Chair