Urging The United States Environmental Protection Agency To Provide Federal Assistance For The City And County Of Honolulu's Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure Improvements.
Summary
H.R. 12 is a House resolution urging the United States Environmental Protection Agency to provide federal assistance, specifically through Clean Water State Revolving Funds, for wastewater treatment infrastructure improvements in the City and County of Honolulu. The resolution focuses on a planned $174 million upgrade to in-vessel bioconversion facilities at the Sand Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is described as Hawaii’s largest wastewater treatment plant and a key part of Honolulu’s wastewater system.
The measure explains that the project would add or improve anaerobic digesters and sludge storage tanks, increasing the plant’s efficiency and capacity to handle growing waste volumes. It ties the local project to broader federal infrastructure funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and frames the requested assistance as part of a larger effort to support clean water, public health, and environmental quality in Honolulu.
Impact
This resolution does not amend Hawaii statutes or create binding state law; instead, it expresses the House’s position and requests federal action. Its practical impact is to advocate for Honolulu’s eligibility or prioritization for EPA water infrastructure funding, while formally transmitting that request to Hawaii’s congressional delegation, the EPA Administrator, and City and County of Honolulu officials. The affected parties are the City and County of Honolulu, the Department of Environmental Services, and federal agencies administering water infrastructure grants and revolving funds.
Sentiment
The sentiment around the bill is strongly supportive and noncontroversial in tone. The resolution presents wastewater infrastructure investment as necessary for public health, environmental protection, and future growth, and it links the project to widely supported federal infrastructure funding. Because there are no recorded committee transcripts or votes in the provided material, there is no evidence of organized opposition in the available record.
Contention
No specific points of contention are identified in the provided materials. The resolution is framed as a request for federal assistance rather than a mandate, so any potential debate would likely center on funding availability, project prioritization, or the use of EPA Clean Water State Revolving Funds rather than on the underlying need for wastewater upgrades. No opposing viewpoints, amendments, or recorded objections are included in the bill history provided.
Same As
Urging The United States Environmental Protection Agency To Provide Federal Assistance For The City And County Of Honolulu's Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure Improvements.
Urging The United States Environmental Protection Agency To Provide Federal Assistance For The City And County Of Honolulu's Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure Improvements.