STAND. COM. REP. 552

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 1355

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1355 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide a tax deduction for the replacement of lead plumbing pipes and to provide a tax credit for the purchase of pre-approved lead filtration system.

A councilmember from the Maui County Council and several concerned individuals submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Taxation and Tax Foundation of Hawaii submitted comments on this measure.

Your Committee finds that lead contamination of drinking water continues to pose a serious health risk. Further, your Committee recognizes that one of the main sources of lead contamination of drinking water results from the leaching of lead from house plumbing. Thus, your Committee acknowledges that a tax deduction for the replacement of lead plumbing pipes and a tax credit for the purchase of pre-approved lead filtration systems will provide economic relief for individuals seeking to upgrade plumbing to improve water quality.

 

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1355 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

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

 

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair