STAND. COM. REP. NO.  730

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 786

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 786, 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 increase the solid waste management surcharge in an effort to promote public health, provide additional revenue to the Department of Health's environmental management program, and thus enable the Legislature to reduce the general fund subsidy for the program.

     Prior to the public hearing on this measure, your Committee circulated a proposed House Draft No. 2, which increases the solid waste management surcharge to 70 cents per ton of solid waste disposed of within the State at permitted or unpermitted solid waste disposal facilities.  Your Committee heard and received testimony on this proposed House draft.

     The Department of Health supported this bill.  Honua Power, LLC, PVT Land Company, and General Contractors Association of Hawaii opposed this bill.  The Department of Environmental Services of the City and County of Honolulu provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Adopting the proposed House Draft No. 2; 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 Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 786, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 786, H.D. 2.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair