Makes an appropriation from the tourism special fund for the community work day program.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. The litter control office, established by chapter 339, Hawaii Revised Statutes, existed from 1977 until 1996, when it was administratively closed to budgetary constraints. The legislature finds that the office provided a critical, necessary, and strategic service to the public in serving as the focal point to plan, coordinate, and implement litter control efforts.

The litter control office was very successful in its efforts to clean up, prevent, and educate the public about litter. Among its accomplishments were: an annual statewide recycling campaign, including a fundraising program for businesses; an annual statewide litter campaign; involvement of volunteers from organizations; a training program for volunteers; resolution complaints of littered sites, including abandoned vehicles; fundraising from organizations and individuals; establishment of partnerships with civic and community groups, school and other youth organizations and businesses; community work day program; and a shoreline and coastal cleanup.

The community work day program is part of the national keep America beautiful program, which partners with businesses and uses in-kind donations to create successful education and action-oriented programs for island-wide cleanups, roadside beautification programs, and cleanup of polluted water bodies, among other clean environment efforts.

The purpose of this Act is to make an appropriation from the tourism special fund for the community work day program.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the tourism special fund the sum of $          , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, for the community work day program.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the Hawaii tourism authority for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2006.