STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1007

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.R. No. 29
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor and Environment, to which was
referred S.R. No. 29 entitled:

     "SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING SUPPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
     HEALTH IN ESTABLISHING A ROOFING MATERIAL RECYCLING
     PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request that the
Department of Health study the feasibility of recycling roofing
materials into economically viable products.

     Testimony supporting this measure was received from the
Hawaii Roofing Contractors Association.  The Department of Health
testified in support of the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee finds that it is imperative to develop
practical alternatives to landfilling of recoverable wastes.
This measure requests that the Department of Health study the
potential of a specific construction waste material, namely
roofing materials, as a recoverable waste.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Environment that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.R. No. 29, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Labor and
                                   Environment,



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                                   BOB NAKATA, Chair

 
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