RELATING TO LEAD MATERIALS IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.

HB2316

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2316

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO LEAD
MATERIALS IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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The
legislature finds that the presence of lead in drinking water has serious
negative effects on human health.
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Nationally, there has been a heightened focus on decreasing lead
exposure, particularly in drinking water.
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The legislature further finds that to enhance public health protection,
it is necessary for the State to align its lead use regulations with the more
restrictive corresponding federal regulations.

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The purpose of this Act is to strengthen restrictions on lead
use in drinking water by amending chapter 340E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to
align with federal lead use prohibitions as adopted in title 40 Code of Federal
Regulations sections 143.12 and 143.13.

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SECTION 2.
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Section 340E-7,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (i) to read as
follows:

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(i)
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No person shall
install or repair any public water system or any plumbing in a residential or
nonresidential facility providing water for human consumption [
which
]
that

is connected to a public water system with any pipe, solder, flux,
pipe
fittings,
plumbing fittings, or fixtures that are not lead free.
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"Lead free" with respect to [
solders
]

solder
and flux means containing not more than 0.2 per cent lead,
and

with respect to
wetted surfaces of
pipes [
and
]
,
pipe
fittings
,

plumbing fittings, and fixtures
means containing not
more than [
8.0 per cent lead and with respect to plumbing fittings and
fixtures means those in compliance with National Sanitation Foundation Standard
61, section 9.
]
a weighted average of 0.25 per cent lead, as calculated
in accordance with title 40 Code of Federal Regulations section 143.12(b)
through (f).
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This subsection shall
not apply to [
leaded
]
:

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(1)
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Leaded
joints necessary for the
repair of cast iron pipes[
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]
;

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(2)
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Pipes, pipe fittings,
plumbing fittings, or fixtures, including backflow preventers, that are used
exclusively for nonpotable service such as manufacturing, industrial
processing, irrigation, outdoor watering, or any other uses where the water is
not anticipated to be used for human consumption;

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(3)
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Toilets, bidets, urinals,
fill valves, flushometer valves, tub fillers, shower valves, fire hydrants,
service saddles, or water distribution main gate valves that are two inches in
diameter or larger; or

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(4)
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Clothes washing machines,
emergency drench showers, emergency face wash equipment, eyewash devices, fire
suppression sprinklers, steam-capable clothes dryers, and sump pumps.
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SECTION
3.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Department of Health; Drinking Water; Water
Infrastructure; Lead-free Materials

Description:

Amends prohibitions on the use of lead materials in
drinking water distribution to align with the Safe Drinking Water Act and
related Code of Federal Regulations.

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