RELATING TO WATER.
Summary
Specifies, in the State Water Code, that fire safety use is a beneficial use of fresh water. Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources, in consultation with the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency, to cooperate with the counties and reservoir owners to develop protocols and agreements for the use of reservoir waters for fire safety purposes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Last action Dec 11, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 31, 2023
Committee
Re-Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM.
upper
Jan 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to WTL/PSM, JDC/WAM.
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angus McKelvey
DDemocratic
P
Henry Aquino
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
Co
Tim Richards
DDemocratic
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