STAND. COM. REP. NO. 857

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 444, H.D. 1, 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 based on guidance from the National Blue Ribbon Commission for Onsite Non-potable Water Systems by January 1, 2021, for onsite non-potable water reuse systems.

The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i, Ulupono Initiative, Fresh Water Initiative of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, One World One Water, and an individual testified in support of this measure. The Department of Health provided comments on this measure.

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. 444, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair