STAND. COM. REP. 896
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: S.B. No. 1290
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, to which was referred S.B. No. 1290, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PRODUCT PROCUREMENT PREFERENCES BY STATE AGENCIES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to encourage state purchasing agencies to procure locally-produced recycled products whenever feasible by:
(1) Broadening the scope of the recycled-material preference to include nonpaper office products, vehicular and transportation products, parks and recreation products, and construction products; and
(2) Allowing the existing procurement preference for in-state contractors to be used in conjunction with the recycled content products preference and the Hawaii products preference.
The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism supported this measure with amendments.
Your Committee finds that the use of recycled products made in Hawaii will divert recyclable materials from our limited landfills. Your Committee also finds that this measure will help the State's economy by increasing the demand for recycled products in Hawaii.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Correcting the Executive Order number and date upon which the Executive Order was signed;
(2) Removing the requirement that the recycled product preference would only apply to product suppliers incorporated under the laws of Hawaii; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.
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 S.B. No. 1290, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1290, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection,
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____________________________ HERMINA M. MORITA, Chair |
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