THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	24
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to the environment.

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

     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to include energy beverage containers in the deposit beverage container program.

     SECTION 2.  Section 342G-101, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "deposit beverage" to read as follows:

     ""Deposit beverage" means beer, ale, or other drink produced by fermenting malt, mixed spirits, mixed wine, tea and coffee drinks regardless of dairy-derived product content, soda, or noncarbonated water, and all nonalcoholic drinks in liquid form and intended for internal human consumption that is contained in a deposit beverage container.

     The term "deposit beverage" excludes the following:

     (1)  A liquid [which] that is:

         (A)  A syrup;

         (B)  In a concentrated form; or

         (C)  Typically added as a minor flavoring ingredient in food or drink, such as extracts, cooking additives, sauces, or condiments;

     (2)  A liquid [which] that is a drug, medical food or infant formula as defined by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. §301 et seq.);

     (3)  A liquid [which] that is designed and consumed only as a dietary supplement and not as a beverage as defined in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-417); provided that this exemption shall not apply to deposit beverages that contain caffeine or carbonated water;

     (4)  Products frozen at the time of sale to the consumer, or, in the case of institutional users such as hospitals and nursing homes, at the time of sale to the users;

     (5)  Products designed to be consumed in a frozen state;

     (6)  Instant drink powders;

     (7)  Seafood, meat, or vegetable broths, or soups, but not juices; and

     (8)  Milk and all other dairy-derived products, except tea and coffee drinks with trace amounts of these products."

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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Deposit Beverage; Energy Beverage; Deposit Beverage Container Program

Description:

Amends the definition of "deposit beverage" to make dietary supplements that contain caffeine or carbonated water subject to the deposit beverage container program.

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