STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1057-20

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2020

RE: S.B. No. 3144

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred S.B. No. 3144, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GRANTS FOR LOCAL RECYCLING FACILITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support recycling, bioconversion, or composting businesses by requiring the Office of Solid Waste Management to establish a recycling facility grant program to support recycling in the State.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Pono Hawaii Initiative and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Health and Maui Chamber of Commerce.

Your Committee finds that the recycling facility grant program established by this measure will aid efforts to divert more municipal waste from landfills and, accordingly, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, by supporting the operations of businesses that focus on the reduction, recycling, bioconversion, and composting of solid waste.

Your Committee further finds that the companion to this measure, H.B. No. 2404, H.D. 2 (Regular Session of 2020), was previously passed your Committee.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting its contents and inserting the contents of H.B. No. 2404, H.D. 2, a measure that establishes and appropriates funds for a recycled products manufacturing grant program to issue grants to recycled products manufacturers or bioconversion or composting businesses to assist them in offsetting the costs of operations within the State; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3144, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3144, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Economic Development & Business.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

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NICOLE E. LOWEN, Chair