Reallocates half of the fines and penalties collected under sections 342H-9 and 342H-10 to the person, if any, who reported the prohibited solid waste disposal activity under chapter 342H, except when the investigation is conducted jointly by the county and state.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. Section 342H-10.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§342H-10.5 Disposition of collected fines and penalties.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, fines and penalties collected under sections 342H-9 and 342H-10 shall be deposited into the environmental response revolving fund established by section 128D-2[.]; provided that fifty per cent of the fines and penalties shall be awarded to the person, if any, who reported the activity resulting in the fines and penalties collected.

(b) Where a county individually, or the State and a county jointly, initiates and conducts an investigation resulting in the imposition and collection of a fine or penalty, pursuant to section 342H-30(c), the fine or penalty shall be distributed as follows:

SECTION 2. This Act shall apply to persons reporting activities that result in fines and penalties after the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2006.