STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1147

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 786

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 786, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SOLID WASTE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to increase the solid waste management surcharge to address a large revenue shortfall.

 

     Your Committee received comments in support of this measure from Loretta J. Fuddy, Director, Department of Health.

 

     Your Committee received comments in opposition to this measure from Timothy E. Steinberger, Director, Department of Environmental Services, City and County of Honolulu; and Gary M. Slovin, on behalf of PVT Land Company.

 

     Your Committee finds that the State's solid waste management program is experiencing a severe revenue shortfall.  An increase in the surcharge would provide additional revenues to help fund program operations.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the solid waste management surcharge to an unspecified amount to encourage further discussion on the measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 786, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 786, H.D. 2, S.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair