RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
Summary
Authorizes and appropriates funds to the Department of Health to retain qualified consultants as necessary to identify necessary public outreach and education resources and tools and develop a comprehensive public outreach strategy and website to educate homeowners and wastewater industry professionals about information and resources regarding the State's cesspool upgrade, conversion, and connection requirements and deadlines. Requires that mandatory seller disclosures in real estate transactions include whether the property has a cesspool, including the date by which state law mandates that the cesspool be upgraded, converted, or connected, and the priority level of the cesspool according to the Hawaiʻi cesspool hazard assessment and prioritization tool.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2024
Last action Feb 13, 2024
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5
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Committee
1
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to EEP/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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