HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1749

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

S.D. 2

 

C.D. 1

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO WATER MANAGEMENT.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 174C-31, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:

     "(g)  The Hawaii water plan shall be directed toward the achievement of the following objectives:

     (1)  The attainment of maximum reasonable-beneficial use of water for such purposes as those referred to in subsection (a);

     (2)  The proper conservation and development of the waters of the State;

     (3)  The control of the waters of the State for such public purposes as navigation, drainage, sanitation, and flood control;

     (4)  The attainment of adequate water quality as expressed in the water resource protection and water quality plans; [and]

     (5)  The implementation of the water resources policies expressed in section 174C-2[.]; and

     (6)  The utilization of reclaimed water for uses other than drinking and for potable water needs in one hundred per cent of state and county facilities by December 31, 2045."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.



Report Title:

Reclaimed Water; State Facilities; Hawaii Water Plan

 

Description:

Amends the goals of the Hawaii water plan to include the utilization of reclaimed water for uses other than drinking and for potable water needs in one hundred percent of state and county facilities by December 31, 2045.  (HB1749 CD1)

 

 

 

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