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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
2162 |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to water.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 340E-4.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§340E-4.8[]] Water
catchment systems. (a) The department shall establish a program to
conduct annual testing of water from water catchment systems [for lead and
copper.], upon request by a resident of the property on which a water
catchment system is located, to determine whether the system meets the water
and water or waste disposal system requirements for federal rural housing loans
pursuant to title 7 Code of Federal Regulations section 1980.313(c). Any
resident residing in a legal dwelling [which] that relies on a
water catchment system for the resident's water needs shall be eligible to
participate in the program, subject to the department's procedures and
guidelines and the availability of program funds. Residents shall utilize a
certified private analytical laboratory specified by the department or the
department may conduct the tests. Participating residents shall pay [$25]
$ for the tests [and the department
shall cover the remainder of the testing cost]. One set of tests a year
for each legal dwelling may be requested under this program.
(b) The department shall establish procedures
and guidelines for the [testing] program, which shall:
(1) Identify sampling and analytical protocols[;]
for testing;
(2) Specify report and notice requirements; [and]
(3) Determine participation eligibility procedures
and requirements[.]; and
(4) Require, upon request, the submission of written verification by the department that a water catchment system is approved or that it complies with the Safe Water Drinking Act (42 U.S.C. 300F et seq.) and the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), if applicable.
(c) The department shall establish a
nonregulatory program that provides technical assistance to any resident residing
in a legal dwelling [which] that relies on a water catchment
system for the resident's water needs for the purpose of improving water
quality in that system. To the extent practicable, the department shall assist
the resident by recommending practical and affordable methods to improve water
quality, based on the specific design and conditions of the water catchment
system[.], and to comply with the water and water or waste disposal
system requirements for federal rural housing loans pursuant to title 7 Code of
Federal Regulations section 1980.313(c)."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Water Catchment Systems; DOH; Rural Housing Loans
Description:
Converts the DOH water catchment system testing program for lead and copper into a program that determines whether the system meets the federal requirements for rural housing loans. Amends the fee paid by residents for testing and repeals the requirement that the DOH pay the remaining costs. Requires the DOH to assist residents in complying with federal requirements.
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