Report Title:

Recycling

Description:

Mandates the formation of advisory committees to assist in formulating recommendations for development of markets for recycled materials and programs to encourage statewide recycling.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	134
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to recycling.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 201-102, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§201-102  Advisory committees.  (a)  The director of business, economic development, and tourism [may] shall form advisory committees to assist in the formulation of recommendations concerning the development of markets for recycled materials[.] and programs to implement and encourage statewide recycling.  The recommendations shall address the removal of impediments to, as well as the establishment of incentives for, the use of recycled materials by businesses or energy producers in order to expand markets for recyclable materials.

     (b)  At the discretion of the director, committee members may include, but need not be limited to:

     (1)  The director of health;

     (2)  The director of [the office of planning] business, economic development, and tourism;

     (3)  The chairperson of the board of land and natural resources;

     (4)  The comptroller;

     (5)  [The chairperson of the public utilities commission;

(6) The director of transportation;

(7)] The county integrated solid waste management coordinators;

    [(8) One representative each from the not-for-profit recycling industry, the for-profit recycling industry, the solid waste collection industry, the recycling processing industry, the recycling brokerage and marketing industry, the shipping industry, and an  environmental advocacy group; and]

    [(9)] (6)  An elected official from each county;

          or their designated representatives."

     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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.

INTRODUCED BY:

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