CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 97-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2453

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 2453, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WATER INFRASTRUCTURE,"

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 authorize the Governor, or a state official with authorization from the Governor, to transfer federal capitalization grant monies between the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund and the Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Loan Fund.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Requiring the Department of Health, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each Regular Session, to submit to the Legislature a report on:

(A) All transfers between the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund and Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Loan Fund; and

(B) Whether the transfers comply with federal law; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of 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. 2453, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2453, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Chair	____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair	____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ MAHINA POEPOE Co-Chair