STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1105-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2276

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2276, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WATER QUALITY MONITORING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate moneys to the Department of Health to establish one full-time equivalent position to conduct water quality assessments on all streams and coastal waters on the island of Hawai‘i, investigate complaints, and enforce surface water regulations.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawai‘i County Council Member representing District 1, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and two individuals testified in support of this measure. The Department of Health provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the appropriation to an unspecified amount;

(2) Changing the full-time equivalent (FTE) position count for the Environmental Health Specialist IV position from one FTE to an unspecified number; and

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

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 H.B. No. 2276, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2276, H.D. 2.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair