STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1292-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.C.R. No. 207

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 207 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF THE ADVANCE DISPOSAL FEE PROGRAM AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SPECIAL FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Auditor to conduct an audit of the Department of Health's Advance Disposal Fee Program and the Environmental Management Special Fund to determine whether changes to the fee are warranted and whether there are more cost-effective ways of handling recyclable glass.  

The Hawaii Food Industry Association; Wine Institute; and Hawaii Liquor Wholesalers Association testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Health commented on this measure.  

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Removing the audit of the Environmental Management Special Fund;

     (2)  Amending its title to read: "REQUESTING AN EXAMINATION AND AUDIT OF THE ADVANCE DISPOSAL FEE PROGRAM"; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 207, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 207, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair