THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	725
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to solid waste.

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

     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to clarify that the solid waste management surcharge applies to all solid waste disposal facilities that receive solid waste for ultimate disposal through landfilling, incineration, or through a waste-to-energy facility, whether the waste is disposed of in-state or transferred out-of-state.

     SECTION 2.  Section 342G-62, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  There is established a solid waste management surcharge.  The solid waste management surcharge shall be 35 cents per ton of solid waste disposed of [within]:

(1) Within the State at permitted or unpermitted solid waste disposal facilities[.], incineration facilities, and waste-to-energy facilities; or

(2) Transferred to solid waste reduction facilities within the State that collect solid waste for transport to an out-of-state landfill, incineration facility, or waste-to-energy facility.

The surcharge shall be paid by the person or entity doing the disposal[.] or the person or entity responsible for the preparation of the out-of-state transfer of collected solid waste. The owner or operator of the facility shall transfer all moneys collected from the surcharge to the department through a quarterly reporting and payment schedule.  Estimates of quarterly solid waste disposal shall be submitted prior to the first day of each quarter and the transfer of moneys collected shall occur within thirty days of the end of each quarter."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2011.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Solid Waste; Disposal Surcharge

Description:

Applies the solid waste disposal surcharge to waste that is deposited in landfills, incinerators, or waste-to-energy facilities, whether the waste is disposed of in-state or transferred out-of-state.

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