STAND. COM. REP. NO.  86

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1110

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1110 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TIER II FILING FEES FOR REPORTING OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase the Hawaii Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, Tier II filing fee from $100 to $200 to provide needed preparedness resources to Local Area Planning Committees.

The Department of Health and Par Hawaii testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2090, to facilitate further discussion; and

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

     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. 1110, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1110, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Public Safety.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair