CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 165-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1644

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1644, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,"

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 ban the manufacture, sale, or distribution for sale or use of wraps and liners, plates, food boats, pizza boxes, and class B firefighting foams that contain intentionally introduced perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in certain circumstances.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Providing an exception to the ban to allow the use of class B firefighting foam for the suppression of petroleum fires; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2022.

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. 1644, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1644, H.D. 1, 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

____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Chair	____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Co-Chair	____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair
	____________________________ LISA MARTEN Co-Chair