STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2392

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2297

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Agriculture and Environment, to which was referred S.B. No. 2297 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to add the forfeiture of any vehicle as a penalty for the use of the vehicle in the commission of illegal disposal of solid waste.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health and one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one member of the Kaua‘i County Council.

Your Committee finds that the illegal dumping of solid waste causes damage to the environment and to human health. Additional penalties for the dumping of solid waste may deter the practice. This measure imposes forfeiture of a vehicle as an additional penalty for the illegal dumping of solid waste.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture and Environment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2297 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture and Environment,

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MIKE GABBARD, Chair