STAND. COM. REP. NO.  827

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 523

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 523 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RECYCLING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require and provide funding for all State agencies to reasonably provide and maintain onsite collection of recyclable materials at buildings and facilities under the agency's jurisdiction.

The Conservation Council for Hawaii, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and many individuals supported this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 523 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair