CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 229

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2025

RE: H.B. No. 736

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 736, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS,"

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 establish and appropriate funds for a three-year New Wastewater System and Individual Wastewater System Technology Testing Pilot Program within the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $745,325 for fiscal year 2025-2026 to implement the New Wastewater System and Individual Wastewater System Technology Testing Pilot Program within the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2025; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of 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. 736, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 736, H.D. 1, 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

____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Chair	____________________________ ANDREW TAKUYA GARRETT Co-Chair
____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair	____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair
____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair	____________________________ JENNA TAKENOUCHI Co-Chair