CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 29-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 2013

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2013, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS,"

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 bill is to restrict the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the State by prohibiting the manufacturing, processing, or distribution of products containing more than 0.1% of pentabrominated diphenyl ether (pentaBDE) or octabrominated diphenyl ether, beginning 2006.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Removing the definition of "PBDE," since there is no reference to that term in the statutory additions;

(2) Adding a definition for "pentaBDE;"

(3) Clarifying that the restriction on the manufacturing, processing, or distribution in commerce of pentaBDE and octaBDE applies likewise to any other chemical formulation that is part of those classifications; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style and consistency.

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. 2013, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2013, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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J. KALANI ENGLISH, Co-Chair

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HERMINA M. MORITA, Co-Chair

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RON MENOR, Co-Chair

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KENNETH T. HIRAKI, Co-Chair