STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2120

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2657

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, Environment, and Technology, to which was referred S.B. No. 2657 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate funds to support the revision of the state Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan, thus furthering the State's waste management goals and ensuring progress toward managing the State's waste.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health and the Office of the Auditor.

     Your Committee finds that the State's integrated solid waste management goals are to reduce the solid waste stream prior to disposal through source reduction, recycling, and bioconversion.  State law requires the Office of Solid Waste Management to prepare revisions to the state Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan following the approval and review of each revised county-specific plan.  Although each county has completed its plan revisions, the revision process has been delayed due to a lack of funds; therefore, your Committee finds it necessary to appropriate funds to complete the revision process.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development, Environment, and Technology that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2657 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development, Environment, and Technology,

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair