CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 87

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 444

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 444, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ONSITE-NON-POTABLE WATER REUSE SYSTEMS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Health to evaluate and determine the best practical standards for alternative, onsite non-potable water reuse systems and to report its findings to the Legislature.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Directing the Department of Health to adopt a localized set of rules for onsite non-potable water reuse systems with guidance from the Water Environment and Reuse Foundation and Water Research Foundation's publication, "A Guidebook for Developing and Implementing Regulations for Onsite Non-Potable Water Systems" rather than directing the Department to evaluate standards; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 444, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 444, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Chair	____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE Co-Chair
	____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN Co-Chair