STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1834

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.B. No. 1026

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 3

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1026, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SOLID WASTE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to protect the environment through recycling by:

     (1)  Allowing 68-fluid-ounce beverage bottles to be recycled under Hawaii's Deposit Beverage Container Program (Program); and

     (2)  Making other amendments to improve the Program.

     The Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter, Windward Ahupua‘a Alliance, and Reynolds Recycling testified in support of this bill.  The Governor's Policy Office, Department of Health, and Hawaii Food Industry Association opposed this measure.  The Pepsi Bottling Group Hawaii and Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Hawaii suggested amendments.

     Your Committee notes that the language contained on page 7, lines 11-13, of the amended bill should be clarified with regard to the term "Hawaii" or "HI" indicated on the beverage container.  For example, those terms may be part of the brand name of the beverage.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 1026, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1026, S.D. 2, H.D. 3.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair