REPORT TITLE:
Drinking water

DESCRIPTION:
Raises penalties for violations of chapter 340E, Hawaii Revised
Statutes.  (HB2528 HD2)


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        2528
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 2
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO SAFE DRINKING WATER.



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

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 340E-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended as follows:
 
 3      1.  By amending subsections (a) and (b) to read:
 
 4      "(a) Any person who violates section 340E-7 shall be
 
 5 administratively or civilly penalized not more than $25,000 per
 
 6 day [of] for each violation.
 
 7      (b) Any person who wilfully violates section 340E-7(g) shall
 
 8 be criminally fined not more than $25,000 per day [of] for each
 
 9 violation and may be imprisoned for not more than three years."
 
10      2.  By amending subsection (e) to read:
 
11      "(e) Any person who violates section 340E-6 shall be
 
12 administratively or civilly penalized not more than $25,000 per
 
13 day for each violation."
 
14      SECTION 2.  This Act does not affect rights and duties that
 
15 matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
 
16 begun, before its effective date.
 
17      SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
18 New statutory material is underscored.
 
19      SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.