STAND. COM. REP. NO.  97-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2027

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 2027 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to increase the efficiency of the process to obtain a water quality certification from the Department of Health's Clean Water Branch by requiring the Auditor to review the water quality certification process and provide recommendations on improvement.

 

     The Office of the Auditor and the Department of Health provided comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

 

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purpose of clarity.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2027, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2027, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water & Land,

 

 

 

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair