STAND. COM. REP. NO.  495

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 1141

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1141 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CESSPOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to protect the environment by prohibiting the issuance of a permit for the new installation of a cesspool or new construction of a structure, building, or residence to be served by a cesspool after December 31, 2016.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, a member of the Hawaii County Council, and two concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Health submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by clarifying that no cesspool approvals, nor permits, will be issued after December 31, 2016.

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1141, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1141, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair