HI HB636

Establishes a two-year water conservation financial assistance pilot program within each of the four county water supply departments in Hawaii to help implement water conservation measures.

County water systems may offer rebate programs (refunding up to 50 percent of installation costs) or direct replacement programs (covering full installation costs) for water-conserving technologies including rain barrels, smart irrigation controllers, high-efficiency toilets, and WaterSense labeled products.

Requires each county water supply department to provide matching funds on a one-to-one cost-share basis with state appropriated funds and to report findings to the legislature by twenty days prior to the 2019 regular session.

Appropriates unspecified general revenue funds for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019, with no disbursements to counties unless matched dollar-for-dollar by the county.

Takes effect July 1, 2050, and repeals June 30, 2019 (note: the effective date appears to be a drafting error).