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 |
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