STAND. COM. REP. NO. 927

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 1406

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1406, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require:

(1) Asphalt removed from roads and driveways be recycled under certain conditions;

(2) The Department of Transportation to adopt rules regarding best practices for paving projects, asphalt processing, stockpiling, and asphalt disposal; and

(3) The Department of Health to designate asphalt storage sites or develop a centralized asphalt processing and storage facility.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from two individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii Asphalt Paving Industry. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Health and Department of Transportation.

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. 1406, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair