HomeMy WebLinkAbout24-03-18 1510 Re_ Support for HB 1892 (Norris aye)From:Dot Norris
To:Georjean Adams
Cc:Erica Perez; Dell Otsuka; Agustin, Noah; Lee McIntosh; Jim Beets; Tavares, Sherilyn K.; Gonzalo Garcia; Sur,
Peter; laura acasio
Subject:Re: Support for HB 1892
Date:Monday, March 18, 2024 3:09:34 PM
Yes
There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen.
On Mar 18, 2024, at 14:37, Georjean Adams <gadamsemc@gmail.com> wrote:
I vote yes for draft letter re HD 1892 HD2 SD1.
On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 1:51 PM Mahinakai50 <mahinakai50@gmail.com> wrote:
Aloha Chair Adams and Commissioners,
Please find attached the recommendation for support of HB1892 regarding cesspool conversion
discussed in our last meeting, for EMC approval. We will need 5 ayes in support of this EMC
recommendation to move forward. All correspondence will need to be posted online within 48
hours.
Currently HB 1892 has crossed over to the Senate and has passed its initial round of
committees, AEN and HHS. Sometime this week the bill will be reported out of the committees as
HB 1892 HD2 SD1. The SD1 draft will next be referred to Ways and Means, where HB 1892’s
Senate companion died. So it’s going to be tight. The deadline for HB 1892 to be scheduled,
heard, and reported out of WAM is April 4.
The SD1 amendment is not substantive, in that it changes the effective date from the year 3000
to 2050 so it can go back for sausage making in the event it reaches conference committee.
Summary from the February meeting for those that missed it:
Amendment to motion, second, and vote: Commissioner Perez amended her motion to be that
EMC would draft a letter to the Administration indicating support for cesspool bills in the
Legislature, specifically including House Bill 1892, which moves up priority conversion deadlines,
to which Commissioner Otsuka seconded. No further discussion. Ayes 5 (Acasio, Beets, Otsuka,
Perez, Norris); Nay 1 (McIntosh); Absent 2 (Adams, Garcia).
Mahalo nui,
Erica
"Tell me and I will forget, Teach me and I will remember, Involve me and I will learn" - Benjamin
Franklin
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Georjean Adams
Chair, Environmental Management Commission
gadamsEMC@gmail.com