HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1550
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to the deposit beverage container program.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 342G-113, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:

     "(b)  Subsection (a) shall not apply to any dealer:

    [(1) Who is located in a high density population area as defined by the director in rules, and within two miles of a certified redemption center that is operated independently of a dealer;]

(1) Who is a small business as defined in section 211D-1;

     (2)  Who is located in a rural area as defined by rule;

     (3)  Who subcontracts with a certified redemption center to be operated on the dealer's premises;

     (4)  Whose sales of deposit beverage containers are only via vending machines;

     (5)  Whose place of business is less than five thousand square feet of interior space;

     (6)  Who can demonstrate physical or financial hardship, or both, based on specific criteria established by rule; or

     (7)  Who meets other criteria established by the director.

[Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the director may allow the placement of redemption centers at greater than prescribed distances to accommodate geographical features while ensuring adequate consumer convenience.]

     (c)  [Regardless of the square footage of a dealer's place of business, dealers] Dealers who are not redemption centers shall post a clear and conspicuous sign at the primary public entrance of the dealer's place of business that specifies the name, address, and hours of operation of the two closest redemption center locations."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2015.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Deposit Beverage Container Program

Description:

Requires large businesses that sell deposit beverage containers to serve as redemption sites for the deposit beverage container program.

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