Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy and Environment, to which was referred S.B. No. 2405 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to remove the restriction to issue solid waste permits to facilities, without regard to existing resource recovery facilities.

Testimony in opposition to the measure was submitted by the Department of Health, the City and County of Honolulu, the County of Hawaii, and a private citizen.

Your Committee finds that there is an urgent need to address our community's solid waste management concerns. The current system is inadequate to meet the demands of our growing needs. Therefore, your Committee has passed out this measure to continue the discussion on this critical issue.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2405 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.