HB 1080 Summary

• Establishes a four-year irrigation water conservation best management practices pilot program under the Department of Accounting and General Services at ten state capital district buildings.

• Requires completion of at least four projects covering a minimum of 25,000 square feet of landscape irrigation using best management practices established by the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii.

• Defines best management practices for maintenance including seasonal timing adjustments, lawn aeration, mulching, drought-tolerant plants, and nighttime watering schedules.

• Defines best management practices for new installations including climate-based controllers, flow sensors, drip irrigation, low-impact development stormwater methods, and qualified irrigation designers.

• Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to report results to the Legislature by twenty days prior to the 2020 regular session, including training conducted, installation measures, and water savings in gallons.

• Appropriates unspecified sums from general revenues for fiscal years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 to implement the pilot program.