STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1534-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.C.R. No. 111

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.C.R. No. 111 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A REGIONAL CESSPOOL MODERNIZATION TASK FORCE WITHIN EACH COUNTY OF THE STATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Health to convene a Regional Cesspool Modernization Task Force within each county of the State for the purpose of investigating the feasibility and potential impacts of the Department's findings and recommendations in its December 2017 report to the Legislature on cesspool replacement in light of health, safety, geographic, and economic considerations.

A Councilmember of the Maui County Council, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Kula Community Association, Go Maui, Inc., and several individuals supported this measure. An individual opposed this measure. The Department of Health provided comments.

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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 111 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair