Bill Text: HI SB350 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To The Environment.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session. [SB350 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-SB350-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
H.D. 1 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. (a) The department of health shall:
(1) Require that the clean water branch of the environmental management division continue to test water quality as part of its Hawaii beach monitoring program during brown water advisories, as practicable; provided that no water sample shall be collected by clean water branch personnel until hazardous conditions at affected beaches have subsided;
(2) Issue health advisories during brown water advisories that explain the health risks associated with water runoff, including making proactive efforts to communicate brown water advisories with the public; and
(3) Consider environmental justice issues in the assessment
of use when considering usage and public health risk for the department's ranking
of beaches for inclusion in Hawaii's beach monitoring program.
(b) The department of health shall adopt or amend its administrative rules in accordance with chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as necessary to implement this section.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
DOH; Environmental Management Division; Clean Water Branch; Hawaii Beach Monitoring Program; Environmental Justice; Brown Water Advisories; Beaches
Description:
Requires the department of health to consider environmental justice issues when making certain assessments and determinations. Requires the clean water branch to perform water quality testing during brown water advisories as practicable and inform the public of health risks associated with water runoff during brown water advisories. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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