Hawaii 2023 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR141 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 141 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Requesting each county to develop a comprehensive integrated wastewater management plan and financial strategy to upgrade or convert cesspools located within its RESPECTIVE jurisdiction by 2050.
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3	3	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 141
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29	29	SENATE CONCURRENT
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31	31	RESOLUTION
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37	37	Requesting each county to develop a comprehensive integrated wastewater management plan and financial strategy to upgrade or convert cesspools located within its RESPECTIVE jurisdiction by 2050.
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43	43	WHEREAS, there are approximately eighty-three thousand cesspools across the State, with 48,596 on the island of Hawaii; 14,300 on Kauai; 11,038 on Maui; 7,491 on Oahu; and 1,400 on Molokai; and WHEREAS, Act 125, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, requires every cesspool in the State, excluding cesspools granted exemptions by the Director of Health, to be upgraded or converted to a Director-approved wastewater system or connected to a sewerage system by January 1, 2050; and WHEREAS, according to the Cesspool Conversion Working Group Final Report to the 2023 Regular Session Legislature, the cost of conversions to most private and residential property owners is significant, ranging from an estimated collective total of $880,000,000 to more than $5,300,000,000, with only three percent of all residents unburdened by the cost to convert; and WHEREAS, many properties in rural areas, especially on the neighbor islands, may not be in areas where existing county infrastructure allows for easy conversion and connection to sewer systems; and WHEREAS, undertaking a massive infrastructure project, such as converting eighty-three thousand cesspools by 2050, requires proper planning and administration across various stakeholders and governmental institutions, including those of the counties; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, the House of Representatives concurring, that each county is requested to develop a comprehensive integrated wastewater management plan and financial strategy to upgrade or convert cesspools located within its respective jurisdiction by 2050; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each county is requested to include the following information in its comprehensive integrated wastewater management plan and financial strategy: (1) Planned connections to both centralized public and private treatment systems; (2) Locations where individualized treatment systems will be needed; (3) Locations where smaller-scale cluster treatment systems may be utilized; (4) Individual treatment system needs for homes having cesspools, including whether there is appropriate existing infrastructure capacity to handle the conversion of cesspools by 2050; and (5) Financial needs, funding mechanisms, and financing strategies to assist with cesspool conversions; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each county is requested to submit its respective comprehensive integrated wastewater management plan and financial strategy, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2024; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Health, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Mayor of the County of Hawaii, Mayor of the County of Maui, and Mayor of the County of Kauai. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: CESSPOOLS; CONVERSION; COUNTIES; COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND FINANCIAL STRATEGY; REPORT
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45	45	WHEREAS, there are approximately eighty-three thousand cesspools across the State, with 48,596 on the island of Hawaii; 14,300 on Kauai; 11,038 on Maui; 7,491 on Oahu; and 1,400 on Molokai; and
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49	49	WHEREAS, Act 125, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, requires every cesspool in the State, excluding cesspools granted exemptions by the Director of Health, to be upgraded or converted to a Director-approved wastewater system or connected to a sewerage system by January 1, 2050; and
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53	53	WHEREAS, according to the Cesspool Conversion Working Group Final Report to the 2023 Regular Session Legislature, the cost of conversions to most private and residential property owners is significant, ranging from an estimated collective total of $880,000,000 to more than $5,300,000,000, with only three percent of all residents unburdened by the cost to convert; and
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57	57	WHEREAS, many properties in rural areas, especially on the neighbor islands, may not be in areas where existing county infrastructure allows for easy conversion and connection to sewer systems; and
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61	61	WHEREAS, undertaking a massive infrastructure project, such as converting eighty-three thousand cesspools by 2050, requires proper planning and administration across various stakeholders and governmental institutions, including those of the counties; now, therefore,
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65	65	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, the House of Representatives concurring, that each county is requested to develop a comprehensive integrated wastewater management plan and financial strategy to upgrade or convert cesspools located within its respective jurisdiction by 2050; and
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69	69	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each county is requested to include the following information in its comprehensive integrated wastewater management plan and financial strategy:
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73	73	(1) Planned connections to both centralized public and private treatment systems;
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77	77	(2) Locations where individualized treatment systems will be needed;
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81	81	(3) Locations where smaller-scale cluster treatment systems may be utilized;
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85	85	(4) Individual treatment system needs for homes having cesspools, including whether there is appropriate existing infrastructure capacity to handle the conversion of cesspools by 2050; and
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89	89	(5) Financial needs, funding mechanisms, and financing strategies to assist with cesspool conversions; and
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93	93	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each county is requested to submit its respective comprehensive integrated wastewater management plan and financial strategy, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2024; and
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97	97	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Health, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, Mayor of the County of Hawaii, Mayor of the County of Maui, and Mayor of the County of Kauai.
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119	119	CESSPOOLS; CONVERSION; COUNTIES; COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AND FINANCIAL STRATEGY; REPORT