CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 10-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.B. No. 1294
S.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1294, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS,"
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, among other things, to:
(1) Address problems related to environmental assessments and impact statements by clarifying the roles planning departments have in processing and accepting these documents; and
(2) Close loopholes in the review process by including proposals for any wastewater facility, except an individual wastewater system, waste-to-energy facility, landfill, oil refinery, or power-generating facility.
After careful consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Revising its purpose section;
(2) Amending the definition of "power-generating facility" to require that the facility be fueled by fossil fuels;
(3) Exempting actions that propose an individual wastewater system or wastewater facility serving fewer than 50 single-family dwellings or the equivalent from the need for an environmental assessment;
(4) Removing the provision that addresses the potential conflict of interest that may exist when the proposing agency and the agency making the determination on whether an environmental impact statement is necessary are the same;
(5) Removing the provision requiring the Office of Environmental Quality Control to determine which agency shall prepare the environmental assessment and accept the final statement when a dispute arises over which agency shall be the accepting authority; and
(6) 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. 1294, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1294, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair |
____________________________ HERMINA M. MORITA, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ GARY L. HOOSER, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BOB NAKASONE, Co-Chair |
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