RELATING TO WATER.

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.

Voted 12/11/2023

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Docket history

Action history

12/11/2023Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
1/31/2023Re-Referred to WTL, JDC/WAM.
1/27/2023Referred to WTL/PSM, JDC/WAM.
1/23/2023Passed First Reading.
1/20/2023Introduced.