SB 1318 Summary

• Repeals section 200-14(c) and (d), Hawaii Revised Statutes, which established penalties of up to $10,000 per day for unauthorized discharge, dumping, or abandonment of petroleum products, hazardous materials, or sewage in state boating facilities or waters.

• Clarifies that criminal enforcement of water pollution offenses remains under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health rather than the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

• Makes grammatical corrections to section 200-14(b) by replacing "therein" with "in chapter 291D" for clarity regarding traffic infraction adjudication procedures.

• Renumbers remaining subsections in section 200-14, with former subsection (d) becoming subsection (c) and former subsection (e) becoming subsection (d).

• Takes effect upon approval.