STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1185-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: S.B. No. 3092
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3092, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to:
(1) Reward a person who reports a violation of the law relating to disposal of solid waste, 50 percent of the fines collected when such a report results in a conviction; and
(2) Appropriate an unspecified amount of funds to the Department of Health (DOH) to expand its solid waste management enforcement and monitoring capabilities.
Hawaiian Earth Products, Ltd., submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter and a concerned individual supported this measure with amendments. DOH opposed this 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. 3092, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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