STAND. COM. REP. NO. 908-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 2545





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 S.B. No. 2545 entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve enforcement of the
glass advance disposal fee law by clarifying the applicability of
the statute relating to glass importers and inspection
procedures.

     This bill closes a loophole in the law by:

     (1)  Specifying that the advance disposal fee be imposed on
          all glass container importers and not only those
          importers who are registered with the Department of
          Health (DOH); and

     (2)  Adding a definition of "import."

     This measure also changes the method of imposing the penalty
for violation of the program from a civil to an administrative
action, thereby avoiding the necessity of going to court.

     The DOH and the Hawaii Food Industry Association testified
in support of this bill.  The University of Hawaii's
Environmental Center offered comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your

 
 
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Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection that is attached
to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 2545 and recommends that it pass Second
Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and
Hawaiian Affairs.

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



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                                   HERMINA M. MORITA, Chair