STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1540-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 353

      H.D. 1

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.C.R. No. 353 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE RETAIL MERCHANTS OF HAWAII AND HAWAII FOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THEIR PUBLIC-EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ABOUT "REDUCING, REUSING, AND RECYCLING" PLASTIC BAGS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Retail Merchants of Hawaii and Hawaii Food Industry Association to submit a report to the Legislature on their public-education campaign about "reducing, reusing, and recycling" plastic bags.

     The Retail Merchants of Hawaii and Hawaii Food Industry Association provided comments. 

     Upon careful consideration, your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1)  Changing the title to read: URGING THE COUNTIES TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT GRAY WATER RECYCLING PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTIAL IRRIGATION PURPOSES AS PROVIDED UNDER THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE STANDARDS; and

(2)  Urging the counties to adopt and implement gray water recycling programs that adopt the gray water standards for residential subsurface landscape irrigation as provided in the Uniform Plumbing Code.

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 353, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 353, H.D. 1.

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

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HERMINA MORITA, Chair