THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2322
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to water quality.

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

SECTION 1. (a) The department of health shall:

(1) Require the clean water branch of its environmental management division to continue testing water quality as part of the Hawaii beach monitoring program during brown water advisories, while adhering to their regular beach sampling schedule; provided that no water sample shall be collected by clean water branch personnel until any hazardous conditions at affected beaches have subsided; and

(2) Adopt or amend its administrative rules in accordance with chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as necessary to implement this subsection.

(b) As used in this Act, "hazardous conditions" means an event or condition of the physical environment that:

(1) Results or may likely result in injuries or death to individuals; and

(2) May result in an emergency or disaster.

SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DOH; Environmental Management Division; Clean Water Branch; Water Quality; Water Testing; Hazardous Conditions

Description:

Requires the Department of Health to require continued water testing during brown water advisories under certain circumstances.

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