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Conference committee approves pilot monitoring project for Keahoa aquifer with appropriation
Summary
The Joint House and Senate Conference Committee approved the monitoring pilot for the Keahoa aquifer system (SP 1602 / HD 2), including appropriations of $200,000 in FY2026 and FY2027 and a referenced $2,000,000 in the CIP budget for continuation; the committee recorded aye votes from conferees present.
The Joint House and Senate Conference Committee on April 23, 2025, approved a conference draft to establish a Keahoa aquifer system monitoring pilot project and directed the Department of Land and Natural Resources to evaluate whether to continue, expand, or end the pilot.
Senate and House managers confirmed the draft includes an appropriation of $200,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2027, with the mode of funding identified as A funds (as recorded by managers). Conferees also referenced a $2,000,000 capital improvement project (CIP) allocation in the budget to continue the project; a brief exchange in the record noted an initial question about whether the continuation allocation was $4,000,000, followed by confirmation that $2,000,000 is included in the CIP.
The effective date on the record for the pilot was stated as July 1, 2025. The committee voted to approve the managers’ recommendation; senators and representatives present recorded ‘‘aye’’ votes during the roll call.
The transcript shows the conferees expressed readiness to proceed once the appropriation and draft language were confirmed; the committee recorded the passage of the conference draft and thanked the managers. The transcript does not include subsequent assignment of implementation tasks beyond directing DLNR to determine the pilot’s future status.
