HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2579
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 128D-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) The department shall adopt, by rules, the criteria for the selection and for the priority ranking of sites pursuant to subsection (c) for removal and remedial action under this chapter, and shall adopt criteria for the ranking of sites in order of priority. The criteria shall take into account the pertinent factors relating to the public health and the environment, which shall include[,] but are not limited to[,] potential hazards to public health and the environment, the risk of fire or explosion, toxic hazards, the extent to which the deferral of remedial action will result, or is likely to result, in a rapid increase in cost or in a hazard to human health and the environment. The criteria may include a minimum hazard threshold below which sites shall not be listed pursuant to this section. If the department proposes any change or variance to a minimum hazard threshold, including any environmental cleanup level, developed pursuant to this section, the department shall provide advanced notice, prior to effectuating the change or variance, to the county boards or departments of water supply and other public agencies charged with administration of the public trust, including but not limited to the board of land and natural resources, commission on water resource management, and the office of Hawaiian affairs."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

Report Title:

DOH; Minimum Hazard Threshold Levels; Technical Advisory Committee Approval; Notice

Description:

Requires DOH to provide advanced notice to affected public agencies of proposed changes or variances in minimum hazard threshold levels. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

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