STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3458

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 203

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water and Land, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 203 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TO INVENTORY AND MAP EXISTING R-1 WATER DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND RESERVOIRS IN MAUI COUNTY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to inventory and map existing R-1 water delivery systems and reservoirs in Maui County.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one member of the Maui County Council and one individual.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Your Committee finds that without increasing the use of reclaimed water in the State, residents will encounter potable drinking water shortages caused by the overuse of potable drinking water for agricultural, landscaping, or firefighting purposes. Your Committee further finds that an important first step in increasing the use of reclaimed water is to create accurate inventories and maps of existing R-1 water delivery systems and reservoirs that may be used for reclaimed water storage. Your Committee believes that requesting the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to create an inventory and maps of existing R-1 water delivery systems and reservoirs on the island of Maui could result in more efficient access to, and use of, fresh water.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting language requesting that, in addition to the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, the County of Maui:

(A) Inventory and map existing R-1 water delivery systems and reservoirs in Maui County; and

(B) Submit the inventory and maps to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025;

(2) Amending its title in accordance with its amended purpose; and

(3) Including the Mayor of the County of Maui as a recipient of certified copies of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water and Land that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 203, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 203, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water and Land,

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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair