STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1673

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 976

      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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 976, H.D. 1, 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 from $100 to $200 the annual Tier II filing fee collected pursuant to the Hawaii Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act from facilities where hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants are located.

The Department of Health, Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Department of Emergency Management of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii Fire Department, Lanai Water Company, Island Energy Services, and Meadow Gold Dairies testified in support of this measure.

     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. 976, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair