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Committee backs tiered penalty increases for State Water Code violations
Summary
The committee voted to advance HB 306 with amendments to create tiered penalties for State Water Code violations, preserving commission discretion and proposing higher maximum fines for repeat or harmful offenses.
The Senate Committee on Water and Land advanced House Bill 306 on March 14 with amendments aimed at creating tiers of penalties for violations of the State Water Code and preserving discretion for the Commission on Water Resource Management.
DLNR and commission representatives told the committee they supported strengthening enforcement tools while balancing impacts on small farmers and traditional taro growers. "We do strongly support this bill and the ability to increase the penalties that we charge for violations of the water code," a commission representative said, and outlined proposed…
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