CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 10

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 551

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. 551, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CESSPOOLS,"

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 extend the lapse dates to June 30, 2020, for funds appropriated to:

(1) The University of Hawaii to conduct a comprehensive statewide study of sewage contamination in nearshore marine areas; and

(2) The Department of Health to conduct research or gather technical assistance on issues identified by the Cesspool Conversion Working Group in completing its comprehensive cesspool conversion plan.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the lapse dates for funds appropriated to the University of Hawaii to conduct its study and the Department of Health to conduct research or gather technical assistance to June 30, 2021;

(2) Extending the deadline for the Cesspool Conversion Working Group (Working Group) to submit its interim reports to the Legislature to no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Sessions of 2021 and 2022 and its final report to the Legislature to no later than sixty days prior to the Regular Session of 2023;

(3) Extending the sunset date of the Working Group to January 14, 2023;

(4) Extending the deadline for the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center and Department of Health to submit their report on sewage contamination in nearshore marine areas to the Working Group and the Legislature to no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2022;

(5) Changing its effective date to June 29, 2019; and

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

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. 551, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 551, 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	____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair
____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Co-Chair	____________________________ TINA WILDBERGER Co-Chair
____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH Co-Chair