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SB2507 • 2026

RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION.

RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION.

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Sponsor
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action
2026-01-28
Official status
Referred to HHS/AEN, WAM.
Effective date
Not listed

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RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION.

RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION.
  • Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund; Water Pollution; Appropriation ($) Appropriates general funds into and out of the water pollution control revolving fund to provide additional low-interest loans for eligible projects.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-28 S

    Referred to HHS/AEN, WAM.

  2. 2026-01-23 S

    Passed First Reading.

  3. 2026-01-23 S

    Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION.
Hawaii State Association of Counties Package; Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund; Water Pollution; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates general funds into and out of the water pollution control revolving fund to provide additional low-interest loans for eligible projects.

Current Bill Text

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SB2507

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2507

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO WATER POLLUTION
.

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 water
pollution control revolving fund loan program is a federal-state partnership
that assists in financing the construction of water pollution control projects
necessary to prevent contamination of groundwater and coastal resources, and to
protect the health, safety, and welfare of the State.
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To achieve these purposes, the program
provides low-interest loans to state and county agencies to construct water
pollution control projects.
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Since 1991,
this program has provided approximately $1,300,000,000 in low-interest loans to
one hundred thirty-two water pollution control projects.

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The
legislature further finds that the quality of the environment and the economy
of the State are both of utmost importance to the welfare of the people of
Hawaii and that there is increasing demand for the improvement of wastewater
system infrastructure in the State, the delay of which could pose health
hazards for residents statewide.

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The
legislature additionally finds that further capitalization of this program will
advance water pollution prevention and control projects in the State.

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Accordingly,
the purpose of this Act is to appropriate additional capitalization funds to
the water pollution control revolving fund.

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SECTION
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $
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or so much thereof as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2026-2027 to be deposited into the water pollution control
revolving fund established by section 342D-83, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

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SECTION
3.
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There is appropriated out of the
water pollution control revolving fund the sum of $
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or so much thereof as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the purposes of the water pollution
control revolving fund loan program, including providing low-interest loans for
water pollution prevention and control projects.

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The sum
appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of
this Act.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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By Request

Report Title:

Hawaii
State Association of Counties Package; Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund; Water
Pollution; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates general funds into and out of the water pollution
control revolving fund to provide additional low-interest loans for eligible
projects.

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