Bill Text: HI HB2264 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Cesspools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-03-07 - Referred to AEN/HRE, WAM. [HB2264 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HB2264-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to Cesspools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. (a) There is established a three-year new wastewater system demonstration and implementation pilot program within the university of Hawaii sea grant college, in coordination with the university of Hawaii water resources research center.
(b) The pilot program shall:
(1) Examine and demonstrate new wastewater technology systems, ranging from individual toilets to significantly larger multi-unit systems and options, including decentralized wastewater treatment systems for community scale solutions as appropriate, as well as review and evaluate the affordability, feasibility, and efficiency of the treatment technologies, with an emphasis, as appropriate, on reducing nitrogen waste that harms coral reefs;
(2) Administer no less than four wastewater system demonstration projects implementing new sewage treatment and toilet technologies; provided that:
(A) Each project shall include one cesspool or multiple cesspools in an area designated as priority level one by the cesspool conversion working group's Hawaii cesspool hazard assessment and prioritization tool report; and
(B) There shall be no less than one project in each county; and
(3) Document, validate, and summarize the various tests, research, and outcomes of each wastewater system demonstration or implementation project.
(c) The university of Hawaii sea grant college shall submit an annual report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session for the duration of the pilot program. Each report shall include:
(1) Information on the new wastewater technology systems reviewed and implemented;
(2) The number of cesspools converted pursuant to the pilot program;
(3) The costs incurred to convert each cesspool;
(4) Recommendations on how to improve the efficiency of the pilot program;
(5) Comments on whether the pilot program should be made permanent; and
(6) Any other recommendations the university of Hawaii sea grant college finds appropriate.
(d) The pilot program shall cease to exist on June 30, 2027.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2024.
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Report Title:
University of Hawaii; Cesspools; Wastewater System and Demonstration Pilot Program
Description:
Establishes a three-year new wastewater system demonstration and implementation pilot program within the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College.
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