STAND. COM. REP. NO 83
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 710
Honorable Donna Mercado Kim
President of the Senate
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committee on Energy and Environment, to which was referred S.B. No. 710 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 the Department of Health to support the revision of the state integrated solid waste management plan.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of the State Auditor, Hawaii Green Growth, Zero Waste Kauai, and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Health.
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. The state integrated solid waste management plan furthers the State's waste management goals and ensures progress toward managing the State's waste. The Office of Solid Waste Management is required to prepare revisions to the state integrated solid waste management plan following the approval and review of each revised county-specific plan. While each county has completed its plan revision, the revision process has been delayed due to a lack of funds. The implementation of this measure will support the timely revision of the state integrated solid waste management plan.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 710 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy and Environment,
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____________________________ MIKE GABBARD, Chair |
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