THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1169
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE GLASS ADVANCE DISPOSAL FEE PROGRAM.

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

     SECTION 1.  (a)  There is established in the department of health, for administrative purposes only, a glass advance disposal fee working group to review and discuss the findings and recommendations contained in the December 2014 audit report of the department of health's glass advance disposal fee program (Report No. 14-16) and the December 2014 study to identify local alternatives to shipping non-deposit glass out of the State (Report No. 14-17).  The working group shall include the following members or their designees:

     (1)  The director of health;

     (2)  The state solid waste management coordinator;

     (3)  One representative with county glass collection program experience from each of the four counties, to be selected by the mayor of each respective county;

     (4)  One representative from Hawaii's food and beverage industry, to be selected by the Hawaii Food Industry Association;

     (5)  One representative with non-deposit glass importation experience, to be selected by the senate president; and

     (6)  One representative with glass recycling experience, to be selected by the senate president.

     (b)  The working group shall examine and evaluate the glass advance disposal fee program by:

     (1)  Determining the feasibility of a glass advance disposal fee increase;

     (2)  Determining whether the purpose of the glass advance disposal fee is to fully fund or merely supplement county glass collection programs;

     (3)  Determining whether the glass advance disposal fee achieves the department of health's collection and recycling goals for non-deposit glass;

     (4)  Developing solutions to address any glass advance disposal fee problem areas;

     (5)  Developing solutions to address the findings and recommendations contained in the December 2014 study to identify local alternatives to shipping non-deposit glass out of the State (Report No. 14-17); and

     (6)  Considering any other issues the working group deems appropriate, based on the findings and recommendations contained in the December 2014 audit report of the department of health's glass advance disposal fee program (Report No. 14-16) and the December 2014 study to identify local alternatives to shipping non-deposit glass out of the State (Report No. 14-17).

     (c)  The working group shall submit a written report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2016.

     (d)  The members of the working group shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses, including travel expenses, necessary for the performance of their duties.

     (e)  The working group shall cease to exist on June 30, 2016.

     SECTION 2.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Report Title:

Solid Waste Management; Glass Advance Disposal Fee Program; Non-deposit Glass; Working Group; Department of Health

Description:

Creates a working group to review and discuss the findings and recommendations contained in the 2014 audit report of the department of health's glass advance disposal fee program and the December 2014 study to identify local alternatives to shipping non-deposit glass out of the State (Report No. 14-17).  Requires the working group to submit a written report to the legislature prior to the regular session of 2016.  (SD1)

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