STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2580

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2867
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor and Environment, to which was
referred S.B. No. 2867 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO USED OIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to clarify when the director
of public health may require public notice, a hearing, or both
for the issuance, reissuance, or modification of used oil
permits.

     Testimony in favor of the measure was received from the
Department of Health and the Environmental Center.

     Generally, public notices are required for the proposed
issuance, reissuance, denial, revocation, suspension, or
modification of hazardous waste permits.  Used oil is categorized
as a hazardous substance although for the most part it is not
hazardous.  This measure carves out an exception for used oil
permits.  For used oil permits, the director may require public
notice, a hearing, or both if the director determines it is in
the public interest.  Your Committee is in agreement that by
relying on the director's discretion, state time and resources
are not needlessly exhausted.

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose

 
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of S.B. No. 2867 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 Labor and
                                   Environment,



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                                   BOB NAKATA, Chair

 
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