STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1745
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2021
RE: S.C.R. No. 103
S.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2021
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Corrections, Military, & Veterans, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 103, S.D. 1, entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES MILITARY TO CLEAN UP MUNITIONS AND EXPLOSIVES OF CONCERN IN HAWAII UNDER THE MILITARY MUNITIONS RESPONSE PROGRAM,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee finds
that Congress established the Military Munitions Response Program in 2001 to
address munitions-related concerns, including explosive safety, environmental
and health hazards from releases of unexploded ordnance, discarded military
munitions, and munitions constituents found at locations other than operational
ranges on active and Base Realignment and Closure installations and formerly
used defense sites properties. Your Committee
further finds that certain areas of Hawaii were used for military training
exercises that resulted in large quantities of munitions and explosives being
deposited on the ground. Your Committee also
finds that remediation efforts should focus on restoring the land rather than
rendering it inaccessible whenever possible.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Corrections, Military, & Veterans that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 103, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Corrections, Military, & Veterans,
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____________________________ TAKASHI OHNO, Chair |
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