STAND. COM. REP. NO.  291-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 1749

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 1749 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the goals of the Hawaii Water Plan to include the 100 percent utilization of reclaimed water in all State and county facilities.

The Hawaii Community Foundation's Hawaii Fresh Water Initiative and a few individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Agriculture provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1749 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair