STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3016
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: H.B. No. 2239
S.D. 2
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President of the Senate
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2010
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2239, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to include hard spirits, wine, and dietary supplements in the deposit beverage container program.
Specifically, this measure amends the definition of "deposit beverage" in section 342G-101, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to include hard spirits and wine and remove the exclusion of dietary supplements.
Written comments may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.
Your Committee finds that many beverages that are marketed as dietary supplements or "energy drinks" are sold in the same plastic, glass, and aluminum containers as soda and other beverages that are included in the definition of the term "deposit beverage". Including these dietary supplement beverages in the State's deposit beverage container program would increase funding for the program, encourage recycling, and reduce the number of recyclable containers entering the State's landfills.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Removing wine and hard spirits from the definition of deposit beverage to prevent their inclusion in the deposit beverage container program; and
(2) Amending the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion on this measure.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2239, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2239, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair |
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