Report Title:

Salt Lake Waterways Clean Up; Grant-In-Aid to C & C of Honolulu

 

Description:

Makes a Grant-In-Aid of $800,000 to C & C of Honolulu to demonstrate the State's participation in the partnership to clean up Salt Lake waterway.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2511

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2002

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

making a GRANT-IN-AID TO THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU to clean up salt lake waterway.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that Salt Lake waterway is a habitat for several endangered species. It is also a drainage basin for runoff from lands owned by the city and county of Honolulu, the State, the federal government, and private landowners that discharges into Moanalua Stream and eventually into Keehi Lagoon. A significant portion of the Salt Lake waterway consists of stagnant water that poses serious health risks. The Aliamanu Military Reservation has been discharging sewage effluent, silt, debris, and trash into the Salt Lake waterway since the 1950s, with construction in the area contributing to the problem. The department of health and the city and county of Honolulu have made several efforts to address the problem of discharge and water quality in Salt Lake waterway, including citing the Aliamanu Military Reservation for several wastewater-related violations. This has resulted in repairs to the wastewater collection system, improvements to the wastewater pump stations, provisions to capture overflow, and a public outreach program to reduce the introduction of grease into the system. However, there has been no comparable program for nonpoint source pollution. There have been three clean ups of Salt Lake waterway.

The department of health and the city and county of Honolulu have also taken enforcement actions against private firms and individuals for discharging pollutants and the city and county has cleared vegetation and performed maintenance dredging for a part of the waterway.

The legislature finds that the clean up of Salt Lake waterway will occur over a number of years and must be done through a partnership among the stakeholders involved, that is, the State, the city and county of Honolulu, private landowners, and the federal government. Therefore, costs of the clean up should be shared between the stakeholders. With the promise of federal participation in clean up efforts, there is a need to demonstrate a commitment from the State, in partnership with the city and county of Honolulu and private landowners to fund the clean up of Salt Lake waterway. The purpose of this Act is to make a grant-in-aid to the city and county of Honolulu to demonstrate the State's participation in the partnership to clean up Salt Lake waterway.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $800,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002-2003, as a grant-in-aid to the city and county of Honolulu for expenditures to clean up Salt Lake waterway pursuant to this Act.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the city and county of Honolulu.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2002.

INTRODUCED BY:

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