CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 131-16

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2016

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1749

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1749, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

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

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to amend the goals of the Hawaii water plan to include increased utilization of reclaimed water in all state facilities, where feasible.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Clarifying that the goal shall be to achieve utilization of reclaimed water for uses other than drinking and for potable water needs in one hundred percent of state and county facilities by December 31, 2045; and

 

     (2)  Making the measure effective upon its approval.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1749, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1749, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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MIKE GABBARD, Chair

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Co-Chair

 

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TY J.K. CULLEN, Co-Chair

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Co-Chair