STAND. COM. REP. NO.  782

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 444

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 444 entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require the department of health to adopt rules regarding onsite non-potable water reuse systems by January 1, 2020.

 

     The Department of Health, Hawaii Community Foundation, The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, and One World One Water offered comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Extending the time for the Department of Health to adopt rules to January 1, 2021;

 

(2)  Changing its effective date to January 1, 2050, to promote further discussion; 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 Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 444, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 444, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair