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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1691 <br /> THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 H . B . NO . H.D. 1 <br /> STATE OF HAWAII S.D. 1 <br /> A BILL FOR AN ACT <br /> RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. <br /> BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: <br /> 1 SECTION 1 . The legislature finds that protecting the <br /> 2 State ' s nearshore waters is important for ecosystem resilience <br /> 3 and public health. Clean nearshore waters, free of pollutants, <br /> 4 help support the coral reef systems that are critical to <br /> 5 Hawaii ' s fisheries. A 2023 study published in the scientific <br /> 6 journal Nature found that coral reefs that are protected from <br /> 7 land-based pollutants, especially wastewater pollutants, are <br /> 8 better able to recover from ocean warming events . <br /> 9 Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to require newly <br /> .10 installed or modified individual wastewater systems that are <br /> 11 near the shoreline, or likely to pollute groundwater, to include <br /> 12 denitrification capacity. <br /> 13 SECTION 2 . Chapter 342D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is <br /> 14 amended by adding a new section to part III to be appropriately <br /> 15 designated and to read as follows : <br /> 2024-2139 HB1691ISSD1 SMA.docx <br />