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Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Advisory Study Commission on Water Resources
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- ASCWR
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Description area
Dates of existence
1982-1985
History
The Advisory Study Commission on Water Resources (ASCWR) was established by Act 170, Session Laws of Hawaii, 1982.
The Legislature found that the State, pursuant to Article XI, section 7, of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii, had an obligation to protect, control and regulate the use of Hawaii's water resources for the benefit of its people by establishing policies, criteria and procedures related to water use, quality, conservation. The Legislature further found that formulation and enactment of a state water code was the means by which it would meet its constitutional obligation. It established ASCWR to begin the process which would result in enactment of the water code.
ASCWR had two purposes: to carefully and comprehensively review the various issues relating to Hawaii's water resources, including existing relevant laws and rules, and to formulate a proposed water code.
Act 170 specified the intent of the water code, listed 13 areas to be considered by ASCWR, specified the makeup of the 13-member Commission and placed it administratively under LRB. The Act provided funding and established dates by which the Commission was required to submit reports to the Legislature and the date upon which the Commission would cease to exist.
The Commission first met in September, 1982, and met at approximately monthly intervals thereafter. The Commission early on hired a consultant to do the detail work of researching and drafting the water code, while the Commission exercised oversight of the process. Eventually the draft code reaching a point where it was suitable for public review and comment. To accomplish this, the Commission announced and conducted informational public meetings and public hearings, on Oahu and all the neighbor islands except Kaho‘olawe and Ni‘ihau, at which public testimony was received. The Commission further revised the draft code based on public input and submitted the final draft as a part of their report to the Legislature in January 14, 1985.
The Commission held its last meeting on April 19, 1985, and ceased to exist on April 22, 1985. The state water code, as recommended by the Commission to the Legislature, was, after going through and being modified by the legislative process, eventually enacted into law as Act 45, Session Laws of Hawaii, 1987.
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SLH, 1982, Act 170
Journal, House of Representatives, 1987
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Created 2000-01-26, Allen H. Hoof.
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SLH, 1982, Act 170
Journal, House of Representatives, 1987
Maintenance notes
2021-04-19, Carol Kellett: Entered into AtoM.