STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.R. No. 114
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Agriculture and Environment, to which was
referred S.R. No. 114 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO
CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO PLAN FOR THE REMEDIATION OF
PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) IN THE
STATE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request that:
(1) The Office of the Governor convene a Working Group
(Working Group) to proactively plan for the remediation
of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
contamination throughout the State;
(2) The Working Group submit a preliminary report of its
findings and recommendations to the Legislature before
the Regular Session of 2025; and
(3) The Working Group submit annual reports of its findings
and recommendations to the Legislature before each
Regular Session thereafter.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Environmental Caucus of
the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, 7\mericans for Democratic Action,
Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and two individuals.
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Your Committee finds that PEAS and related chemicals remain
in the environment for long periods of time and that low levels of
exposure to PEAS have been linked to major medical conditions.
Your Committee notes that, as of August 2023, twenty-five other
states have enforced drinking water standards related to PEAS.
The establishment of a long-term working group as proposed by this
measure would increase publicly available information, and prepare
for future regulation, regarding PEAS and other chemical
substances.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Agriculture and Environment that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R.
No. 114 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Agriculture and
Environment,
QOO
MIKE GABBARD, Chair X
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Agriculture and Environment
AEN
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date: . ■
•7/27/2-/
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
M Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
GABBARD, Mike (C)
RICHARDS. III. Herbert M. “Tim” (VC)
DECOITE. Lynn
RHOADS. Karl
AWA. Brenton
*2?
TOTAL
Recommendation:
IXJ Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature:
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/27/23