Appropriates funds for the cesspool compliance pilot grant project to assist low- and moderate-income families with cesspool upgrades.

The bill addresses the issue of failing cesspools contaminating Hawaii's groundwater, streams, and coastal ecosystems. It appropriates $5,000,000 for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to fund the cesspool compliance pilot grant project. This project assists low- and moderate-income property owners, including lessees on Hawaiian home lands, with the costs of upgrading or converting their cesspools to approved wastewater systems or connecting to a sewerage system. The funding aims to help these families meet the legislative requirement to upgrade or convert cesspools by 2050.

Appropriates funds for the cesspool compliance pilot grant project to assist low- and moderate-income families with cesspool upgrades.

The bill addresses the issue of failing cesspools contaminating Hawaii's groundwater, streams, and coastal ecosystems. It appropriates $5,000,000 for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to fund the cesspool compliance pilot grant project. This project assists low- and moderate-income property owners, including lessees on Hawaiian home lands, with the costs of upgrading or converting their cesspools to approved wastewater systems or connecting to a sewerage system. The funding aims to help these families meet the legislative requirement to upgrade or convert cesspools by 2050.