STAND. COM. REP. NO.  210

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 1325

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Water & Land, to which was referred H.B. No. 1325 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to encourage the protection of water resources by authorizing counties to charge user fees to create and maintain stormwater management systems or infrastructure to prevent or mitigate fresh water loss and contamination due to stormwater run-off.

The Surfrider Foundation and Life of the Land testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water & Land that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1325 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 Water & Land,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair