STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1648-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   S.B. No. 2583

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2583 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMPOSTING TOILETS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to address the sewage needs in areas of the State that are not suitable for flush and septic systems by mandating the counties to approve the installation and use of composting toilets in areas that are inaccessible to municipal wastewater systems.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to encourage further discussion; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2583, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2583, H.D. 1.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair