STAND. COM. REP. NO. 658-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 1802

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1802 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CESSPOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the cesspool upgrade, conversion, or connection income tax credit pilot program by repealing the provision that restricts the Department of Health from certifying more than two residential large capacity cesspools as qualified cesspools.

The Department of Health and Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii supported this measure. The Department of Taxation and Tax Foundation of Hawaii provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to January 28, 2045, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1802, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1802, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair