STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2175

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.C.R. No. 137

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 137 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO PERFORM A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF INCENTIVIZING THE CREATION OF A GLASS AND SOLAR PANEL RECYCLING PLANT USING FUNDS FROM A FEE TO BE ATTACHED TO EACH SOLAR PANEL SOLD IN THE STATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to encourage recycling and prevent large amounts of glass waste from taking up valuable space in the State's landfills.

Specifically, this measure requests the Hawaii State Energy Office to perform a study on the feasibility of incentivizing the creation of a glass and solar panel recycling plant using funds from a fee attached to each solar panel sold in the State.

Your Committee received testimony from Organizing for Action in opposition to the measure as received by the Committee.

Prior to the hearing on the measure, your Committee posted and made available for public review a proposed Senate Draft No. 1 (Proposed Draft), which amends this measure by:

(1) Deleting its title and contents; and

(2) Inserting language requesting the Department of Budget and Finance to inform the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives within seven days of the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds.

Your Committee received comments on the Proposed Draft from the Department of Budget and Finance.

Your Committee finds that the individual projects funded by special purpose revenue bonds often affect or benefit the communities that individual legislators represent. Your Committee further finds that notifying the Legislature when these bonds are issued will allow individual legislators to keep their constituents informed about projects affecting their communities.

Your Committee has amended this measure by adopting the Proposed Draft.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 137, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 137, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair