STAND. COM. REP. NO.607

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 1254

H.D. 1

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1254, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GASOLINE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to protect Hawaii's groundwater and drinking water by reducing or eliminating methyl tertiary-butyl ether from gasoline in Hawaii.

The Department of Health and Aloha Petroleum, LTD. testified in support intent of this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1254, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair