STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1389

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.R. No. 162

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 162 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO RECONSIDER ITS DECISION TO NOT ISSUE NEW RULES AND STANDARDS FOR WATER QUALITY AND TO REVIEW AND STRENGTHEN ITS POLICIES ON WATER QUALITY MONITORING, ENFORCEMENT, AND DATA COLLECTION PRACTICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to safeguard the drinking water of the United States by requesting the United States Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its decision to not issue new rules and standards for water quality and to review and strengthen its policies on water quality monitoring, enforcement, and data collection practices.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting references to the administration of President George W. Bush; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.

 

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 162, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 162, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair