STAND. COM. REP. NO. 347-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2527
                                     




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. 2527 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
     DISPOSAL SURCHARGE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to increase the solid waste
management disposal surcharge from 35 cents per ton to 60 cents
per ton for all disposal facilities, except permitted inert and
construction and demolition waste disposal facilities for which
the surcharge remainsat 35 cents per ton.

     The Department of Health and the Hawaii Chapter of the
Sierra Club submitted testimony in support of this bill.  The
Honolulu Department of Environmental Services and PVT Land
Company submitted testimony in opposition to this bill.  The Tax
Foundation of Hawaii commented on the bill.

     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. 2527 and recommends that it pass Second
Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.


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



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                                   HERMINA M. MORITA, Chair