STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1596

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 1259

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 1259, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to make state law consistent with federal law regarding the environmental liability of bona fide prospective purchasers and contiguous property owners of contaminated real property.

     The Department of Health supported this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to January 1, 2046, to encourage further discussion; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1259, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1259, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

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

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair