STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1449-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 2545
                                     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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No.
2545, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GLASS RECOVERY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve compliance with, and
enforcement of, the Glass Advance Disposal Fee Program by:

     (1)  Making all glass container importers subject to
          recordkeeping requirements and inspection by the
          Department of Health (DOH), regardless of their
          registration with DOH;

     (2)  Defining "import" in the Glass Container Recovery Law
          (Law); and

     (3)  Making violations of the Law subject to administrative,
          rather than civil, penalties.

     DOH and the Legislative Information Services of Hawaii
testified in support of the measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
2545, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair