STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2341

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2879
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor and Environment, to which was
referred S.B. No. 2879 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to establish a program to
regulate the disposal of used motor vehicle tires.  

     Testimony in favor of the measure was received from the
Department of Health (DOH).  Testimony in opposition to the
measure was received from Hawaii Automotive Repair & Gasoline
Dealers Association.  Oral testimony was received from two
individuals.

     Currently, the DOH does not have the means to ensure that
generators or transporters are properly disposing of tires.  This
measure provides a means by:  

     (1)  Requiring all facilities that accept, collect, or
          transport used tires to maintain records for three
          years on the entity from whom the tires were received; 

     (2)  Establishing a motor vehicle tire surcharge of $1 on
          each new tire sold to fund tire management, collection,
          disposal, recycling, marketing and reuse, as well as
          illegal dumping prevention programs; and 

     (3)  Establishing penalties for violations.

 
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     Your Committee amended the measure to impose the $1
surcharge on all imported tires, including those attached to
motor vehicles imported to the State.  Your Committee also made
technical, nonsubstantive amendments to reflect preferred
drafting style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Environment that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 2879, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2879,
S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Labor and
                                   Environment,



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                                   BOB NAKATA, Chair

 
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