SB 1410: RELATING TO SEWER TRANSMISSION LINES.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO SEWER TRANSMISSION LINES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 46-20.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  Upon demand by the department of Hawaiian home lands, each county shall accept the license or dedication and ownership of any and all sewer transmission lines and other sewerage facilities servicing Hawaiian home lands and that are not subject to subsection (a), as may be identified by the department of Hawaiian home lands; provided that:

     (1)  Any sewer lines or other sewerage facilities:

          (A)  Not subject to subsection (a);

          (B)  Existing before [[]July 7, 2014[]]; and

          (C)  That the appropriate county determines are not in substantial compliance with environmental laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the dedication or license of the sewers to the counties at the time of their construction,

          shall be brought into compliance with those laws, rules, and regulations by the department of Hawaiian home lands prior to acceptance by the county; provided that all sewer transmission lines and other sewerage facilities servicing Hawaiian home lands brought into compliance shall be accepted by a county within sixty days after the receipt by the appropriate county agency of a completed application for maintenance request; and

     (2)  Sewer transmission lines and other sewerage facilities completed after [[]July 7, 2014,[]] shall comply with all  applicable federal, state, and county environmental, design, and construction requirements prior to acceptance by a county."

     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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.

Report Title:

Counties; DHHL; Sewer Systems Servicing; Sewer Transmission Lines

Description:

Requires that all county sewer transmission lines on Hawaiian home lands in compliance or brought into compliance by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, are licensed or dedicated to the respective county within sixty days after the receipt by the appropriate county agency of a completed application for maintenance request.

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STAND. COM. REP. NO. 655

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 1410

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1410 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SEWER TRANSMISSION LINES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to require that all county sewer transmission lines on Hawaiian home lands in compliance or brought into compliance by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, are licensed or dedicated to the respective county within sixty days after the receipt by the appropriate county agency of a completed application for maintenance request.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

     Your Committee finds that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands currently manages sewer transmission lines which are to be transferred to the various counties for long term management and maintenance.  This measure will help to ensure that these sewer transmission lines are transferred to the various counties in a timely manner by requiring licensure and dedication to the respective county within sixty days after the receipt of a completed application for maintenance request.  The cost savings for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands from not having to manage and maintain sewer transmission lines would also allow for more lots to be developed for applicants on the Department waiting list and to provide other maintenance needs for lessees who reside on Hawaiian home lands.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1410 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committees on Ways and Means and Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,