CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 46

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 367

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 367, S.D. 2, H.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 measure is to waive the requirement for section 401 water quality certification for certain small-scale beach restoration projects authorized by the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Your Committee on Conference finds that waiving the requirement of water quality certification for small-scale beach restoration projects will result in the efficient administration of site-specific water pollution control and more practical and realistic erosion control alternatives to the deleterious practice of coastal armoring.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Making it effective upon its approval; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

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 S.B. No. 367, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 367, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair	____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Chair
____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair
____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair