HB 376: HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES PACKAGE; UPGRADE, CONVERSION, OR CONNECTION OF CESSPOOLS; ACCELERATED DEADLINES; INVENTORY REPORT; LEGISLATURE
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-17
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-18: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Kila, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and none excused (0).)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Accelerates
the deadlines for the required upgrades, conversions, or connections of
priority level 1 and priority level 2 cesspools to 2035 and 2040, respectively,
and repeals the 1/1/2050 deadline for the upgrade, conversion, or connection of
all remaining cesspools. Before 1/1/2050,
requires the Director of Health to prepare and submit to the Legislature an
inventory of every remaining cesspool in the State as of 1/1/2045, including
cesspools that were granted exemptions by the Director of Health, recommending
whether or not and by what date the cesspool should be: (1) Upgraded or converted to a Director-approved
wastewater system; or (2) Connected to a sewerage system. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Discussed in Hearing
24SECHouse Floor
2MINHouse Standing Committee on Water & Land
1MINHouse Standing Committee on Water & Land
5MIN