Report Title:
Recycling; Deposit Beverage Container Deposit Special Fund
Description:
Allocates moneys in the deposit beverage container deposit special fund to counties to establish or maintain recycling programs.
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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
2868 |
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TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
Related to integrated solid waste management.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 342G-104, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§342G-104 Deposit into deposit beverage container deposit special fund; use of funds. (a) There is established in the state treasury the deposit beverage container deposit special fund, into which shall be deposited:
(1) All revenues generated from the deposit beverage container fee as described under sections 342G-102 and 342G-105;
(2) All revenues generated from the deposit beverage container deposit as described under sections 342G-105 and 342G-110; and
(3) All accrued interest from the fund.
(b) Moneys in the deposit beverage container deposit special fund shall be used to reimburse refund values, pay handling fees to redemption centers, fund the reverse vending machine rebate program under section 342G-102.5, and fund the redemption center and recycling infrastructure improvement program established pursuant to section 342G-114.5. The department may also use the money to:
(1) Fund administrative, audit, and compliance activities associated with collection and payment of the deposits and handling fees of the deposit beverage container program;
(2) Conduct recycling education and demonstration projects;
(3) Promote recyclable market development activities;
(4) Support the handling and transportation of the deposit beverage containers to end-markets;
(5) Hire personnel to oversee the implementation of the deposit beverage container program, including permitting and enforcement activities; and
(6) Fund associated office expenses.
(c) Any funds that accumulate in the deposit beverage container deposit special fund shall be retained in the fund unless determined by the auditor to be [in] excess, after adjustments to the deposit beverage fee, pursuant to the management and financial audits conducted in accordance with section 342G-107.
(d) At the end of each even-numbered fiscal year, ten per cent of any funds that remain in the deposit beverage container deposit special fund and that are determined by the auditor to be excess pursuant to subsection (c) shall constitute abandoned deposits and may be allocated by the department to counties that submit an application to establish or maintain one or more recycling programs, including residential curbside recycling, provided that:
(1) The recycling program shall include newspaper, plastics, glass and aluminum, and shall be in substantial compliance with the policies and criteria established by the department;
(2) An application for funds shall be made to the department on forms provided by the department and shall contain information required by the department; and
(3) In determining the amount of funds to be dispersed to a county, the department shall consider the amount of deposit beverage container deposits collected in that county."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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