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HI HB872
Bill
Status
1/28/2015
Primary Sponsor
Kaniela Ing
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AI Summary
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Amends the definition of "water pollutant" in Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 342D-1 to exclude naturally occurring beach sand from the pollutant classification.
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Sand is exempt from water pollutant designation only when it is sourced locally from beaches, stream mouths, or channels within Hawaii and used on adjacent beaches.
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Permitted uses of exempt sand include beach erosion mitigation, sediment management, beach restoration, erosion control, and dune restoration.
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Addresses barriers to beach preservation by allowing sediment management projects to reuse locally sourced sand instead of removing it from beach systems.
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Takes effect on January 1, 2050.
Legislative Description
Water Resources; Pollutants; Beach Sand
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on OMH/WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ito excused (1).
2/20/2015