HI SB3124

Appropriates $1,500,000 in emergency funds to the Hawaii Department of Health for fiscal year 2021-2022 to address petroleum contamination from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

Incident response initiated November 28, 2021, when petroleum was detected in drinking water serving Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and Army Aliamunu Military Reservation on Oahu.

Funds cover additional staffing, laboratory testing, subject matter experts, data management, laboratory equipment maintenance, crisis communications, and overtime costs for emergency response activities.

Requires coordination with multiple agencies including the U.S. Navy, EPA, CDC, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, and various state departments for sampling, testing, analysis, and public messaging.

Department of Health authorized to pursue cost recovery from the U.S. Navy but requires advance funding to pay for immediate response and enforcement expenses.