STAND. COM. REP. NO. 703

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1364

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1364, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL SITE CLEANUP,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to facilitate environmental cleanups.  Specifically, this measure repeals the sunset date on the Hawaii Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Fund.

 

     The Department of Health, the Office of Planning of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, and one concerned individual submitted comments in support of this measure.

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure will enable the State to continue to offer low-interest loans to eligible landowners and prospective purchasers of contaminated properties to clean up those properties.  Repealing the sunset date will also ensure the continuation of federal funding for brownfields cleanup.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1364, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair