CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 126

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2009

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1807

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1807, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WATER QUALITY,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure Hawaii's water quality by:

 

     (1)  Authorizing the Director of Health to use federal moneys from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and other applicable federal acts to fund drinking water and wastewater infrastructure programs; and

 

     (2)  Establishing up to two exempt positions entitled, "total maximum daily load coordinators," to assist the Department of Health to meet federal requirements for establishing total maximum daily loads in Hawaii.


 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Deleting the appropriation out of federal funds received by the State from ARRA and any other applicable federal acts to fund drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects;

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to upon its approval; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1807, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1807, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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MIKE GABBARD, Chair

 

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HERMINA MORITA, Co-Chair

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J. KALANI ENGLISH, Co-Chair

 

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KEN ITO, Co-Chair

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SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair

 

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DENNY COFFMAN, Co-Chair