STAND. COM. REP. NO.  114

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 637

      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 Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 637 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to expedite the review, update, and adoption of the Uniform Plumbing Code, through amendments to the Hawaii State Building Codes.

The Sierra Club of Hawaii and Hawaii Fresh Water Initiative supported this measure.  The Structural Engineers Association of Hawaii opposed this measure.  The Hawaii State Fire Council, Honolulu Fire Department, Building Industry Association of Hawaii, and International Code Council provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 637, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 637, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair