STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1081

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   S.B. No. 878

      S.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred S.B. No. 878, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WASTEWATER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to address the sewage needs in areas of the State that are not suitable for flush and septic systems by authorizing the counties to approve the installation and use of composting toilets in areas that are inaccessible to municipal wastewater systems.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii, and two individuals supported this measure.  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 878, S.D. 1, 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 Energy & Environmental Protection,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair