CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 166-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1640

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1640, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RECYCLING,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish electronic device reporting requirements for manufacturers and collectors; and

(2) Establish the Electronic Device Recycling Working Group.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Reverting to the H.D. 2 version, which:

(A) Establishes electronic device manufacturer recycling goals and record keeping and reporting requirements for manufacturers and collectors;

(B) Requires collectors to register with the Department of Health;

(C) Changes the Electronic Waste and Television Recycling and Recovery Act to the Electronic Device Recycling and Recovery Act and expands the recycling and collection requirements of televisions to all electronic devices; and

(D) Requires the electronic device recycling and recovery program to include, among other things, a description of the methods for the convenient collection of electronic devices; and

(2) Further amending this measure by:

(A) Deleting duplicative language that would have required manufacturers to report certain data;

(B) Deleting language that would have required the Department of Health to use certain market share data to determine each manufacturer's recycling responsibilities;

(C) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2022; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1640, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1640, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Chair	____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN Co-Chair
____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair	____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON Co-Chair
____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair	____________________________ LISA MARTEN Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair
____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair