STAND. COM. REP. NO.  339

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 942

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 942 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Director of Health to transfer funds between the Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Loan Fund and the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund to provide the necessary flexibility to disburse these annually allotted federal funds in a timely manner for the construction of drinking water and wastewater treatment infrastructure projects in the State.

The Department of Health testified in support of this measure.  The City and County of Honolulu Board of Water Supply supported the intent of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 942 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair