STAND. COM. REP. NO.  462-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2922

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2922, H.D. 1, 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 and the community's health by:

     (1)  Prohibiting the disposal of fluorescent and compact fluorescent light bulbs in landfills, waste-to-energy facilities, and incinerators; and

     (2)  Requiring owners and operators of these facilities to post signs regarding this prohibition and to provide written notification to facility customers.

     Covanta Energy Group, Sierra Club-Hawaii Chapter, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Health, City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services, County of Hawaii Department of Environmental Management, and Legislative Information Services of Hawaii, Inc. opposed this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to December 21, 2058, 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 Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2922, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2922, H.D. 2.

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

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair