Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3114, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to protect Hawaii's environment from litter by appropriating funds from the Deposit Beverage Container Special Fund (Special Fund) to each county for the Community Work Day Program (Program). The Program partners with businesses to promote island-wide cleanup efforts.

Maui Soda and Ice, Ltd., and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The Department of Health supported this bill with amendments. Windward Ahupua'a Alliance offered comments.

Your Committee strongly supports efforts to reduce litter, but remains cautious about using the Special Fund for activities that exist outside of the recycling of bottles and cans.

Accordingly, your Committee has amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3114, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3114, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.