STAND. COM. REP. NO. 494-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2526
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, to
which was referred H.B. No. 2526 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO USED OIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the public
notice and hearing requirements for used oil permits are not
necessary unless the Director of Health (Director) determines
that it is in the public interest.  

     The DOH submitted testimony in support of this measure.  The
University of Hawaii's Environmental Center submitted testimony
in support of the intent of this measure.

     In 1997, used oil was added to Chapter 342J, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, relating to hazardous wastes.  In doing so, the
permitting procedures for used oil were inadvertently included in
the more stringent permitting procedures for hazardous waste
permits.  The Department of Health (DOH) has not required public
notices in the past for used oil permits and does not consider it
necessary to do so now.

     Your Committee agrees that used oil permits should not be
subject to the same public notification and hearing requirements
as other hazardous chemicals unless the Director determines that
it is in the public interest.


 
 
 
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     Your Committee has amended this bill to correct
typographical errors.  Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were
also made for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection that is attached
to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 2526, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No.
2526, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Energy and
                                   Environmental Protection,



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                                   HERMINA M. MORITA, Chair