Report Title:
Office of Litter Control
Description:
Establishes the Office of Litter Control within the Department of Health to implement litter control duties. Appropriates funds. (HB228 HD1)
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
228 |
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TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005 |
H.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to health.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the office of litter control was established administratively within the department of health in 1980 and was terminated in 1996 due to budgetary constraints. The legislature further finds that the office of litter control was very successful in its efforts to clean up, prevent, and educate the public about litter. The office of litter control's accomplishments included:
(1) Annual statewide recycling campaigns, including a fundraising program from businesses;
(2) Annual statewide litter campaigns;
(3) Involvement of volunteers from organizations and a training program for volunteers;
(4) Resolving complaints of littered sites, including derelict vehicles;
(5) Fundraising from organizations and individuals;
(6) Establishing partnerships with civic service and community groups, school and other youth organizations, and businesses;
(7) Community work day programs; and
(8) Shoreline and coastal cleanup.
The purpose of this Act is to re-establish the office of litter control and to appropriate funds for its operation.
SECTION 2. Section 339-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "director" to read as follows:
""Director" means the director of [the department of] health."
SECTION 3. Section 339-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) The director shall:
(1) Be responsible for the study of available research in the field of litter control, prevention, removal, disposal, and recycling; the study of methods for the implementation of such research; and development of public educational programs;
(2) Serve as a coordinator between the State, state agencies, and various organizations seeking to aid in the anti-litter effort;
(3) Cooperate with local governments to accomplish the coordination of anti-litter efforts; [and]
(4) Encourage voluntary local anti-litter campaigns[.]; and
(5) Establish an office of litter control for purposes of implementing the director's duties under this section, with functions deemed appropriate by the director."
SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2005-2006 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007 to establish and operate a litter control office as provided in this Act.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for purposes of this Act.
SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2005.