STAND. COM. REP. NO.  365

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 1272

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1272 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to make clarifying amendments to the Electronic Waste Recycling Act (EWRA), including broadening the exemption for computer manufacturers with sales of no more than 100 per year to apply to all such manufacturers, not just those who manufacture specialized computers and are located in Hawaii.

     The Department of Health (DOH) did not support this measure.

     Your Committee finds that this bill makes important clarifications to the original EWRA, as recommended in a report prepared by the Television Temporary Working Group and DOH pursuant to Act 15, First Special Session Laws of Hawaii 2008.  However, your Committee notes that DOH, as stated in its written testimony on this bill, is now opposed to enacting these recommendations.

     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. 1272 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

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HERMINA MORITA, Chair