STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1659

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 934

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 934, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONSERVATION DISTRICTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to prohibit any waste or disposal facility from being located in conservation districts except in emergency circumstances where it is necessary to mitigate significant risks to public safety and health.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Department of Environmental Services of the City and County of Honolulu, and an individual supported this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that emergency circumstances that allow any waste or disposal facility from being located in conservation districts shall not exceed three years;

(2) Defining what constitutes an emergency; 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 Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 934, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 934, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair