CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 36-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2016

RE:    H.B. No. 1852

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       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. 1852, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

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 clarify that nonprofit organizations may receive loans from the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund to engage in activities that are consistent with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, including the planning, design, and construction of wastewater treatment works.  To achieve this purpose, this measure also permits use of the Revolving Fund for all purposes authorized under federal law and clarifies loan conditions.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2016; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 1852, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1852, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair	____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI, Co-Chair
____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Co-Chair	____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN, Co-Chair