STAND. COM. REP. NO.  107

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1417

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.B. No. 1417 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WATER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to develop a post-disaster fresh drinking water security plan.

A concerned individual supported this measure.  The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and The Maritime Group, LLC., offered comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1417 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Water & Land.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

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GREGG TAKAYAMA, Chair