STAND. COM. REP. NO. 522
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 228
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 228 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to control litter in Hawaii by:
(1) Re-establishing the Office of Litter Control (OLC) within the Department of Health (DOH) to promote anti-litter efforts;
(2) Requiring OLC to implement the Community Work Day Program as part of the national Keep America Beautiful Program; and
(3) Appropriating funds to establish and operate OLC.
Community Work Day and many concerned individuals testified in support of this measure. DOH supported the intent of this bill.
Your Committee recognizes that while the Community Work Day Program is laudable, funds appropriated through OLC should be granted upon a competitive application process with the best-qualified program being selected. Funds specifically for the Community Work Day Program could be sought through the grant-in-aid process.
Accordingly, your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Removing references to the Community Work Day Program; and
(2) Making other technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 228, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 228, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,
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____________________________ HERMINA MORITA, Chair |
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