STAND. COM. REP. NO.  862

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 1807

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1807, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WATER QUALITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to allow the Director of Health to use funds from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and other applicable federal acts to provide financial assistance for the construction of:

(1)  Necessary drinking water infrastructure projects for public water systems; and

(2)  Necessary wastewater infrastructure projects for publicly-owned wastewater treatment works.

     The Department of Health, City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services, County of Hawaii Department of Water Supply, County of Kauai Department of Water, City and County of Honolulu Board of Water Supply, County of Maui Board of Water Supply, and Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in support of this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1807, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair