Bill Text: HI SB2962 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Water Use; Permits; Bottling Water
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-27 - (S) Referred to WLH, WAM. [SB2962 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-SB2962-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to wateR USE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 174C-48, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§174C-48[]] Permits
required. (a) No person shall make any withdrawal, diversion,
impoundment, or consumptive use of water in any designated water management
area without first obtaining a permit from the commission. However, no permit
shall be required for domestic consumption of water by individual users, and no
permit shall be required for the use of a catchment system to gather water. An
existing use in newly designated areas may be continued until such time as the
commission has acted upon the application subject to compliance with section
174C-51.
(b) In its regulation of water resources in designated water management areas, the commission shall delegate to the county boards of water supply the authority to allocate the use of water for municipal purposes, subject to the limits of water supply allocated to the county boards of water supply in their role as water purveyors.
(c) Notwithstanding that an area has not been designated as a water management area under this chapter, no person may make withdrawal, diversion, impoundment, or consumptive use of water from any water source for purposes of bottling for export without first obtaining a permit from the commission."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Water Use; Permits; Bottling Water
Description:
Requires a permit for the bottling of water for export purposes even if an area has not been designated as a water management area.
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