STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1566-12
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2012
RE: S.B. No. 2402
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2012
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2402, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIGHT POLLUTION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
(1) Requiring that all state agencies comply with shielded lighting fixture requirements beginning on July 1, 2014;
(2) Prohibiting the sale or installation of new mercury vapor lamps after July 1, 2014;
(3) Establishing parameters for retrofit work on, or shielding replacement of, existing lighting fixtures to meet the shielding requirements;
(4) Stipulating conditions and parameters for lights where fully shielded light fixtures are not used;
(5) Establishing conditions under which installation of fully shielded replacement lighting fixtures for roads and highways shall take place and allowing for partially shielded lights that meet specified requirements to be used;
(6) Specifying numerous exceptions to the shielded lighting requirements; and
(7) Exempting counties with a population of less than 100,000 from this section.
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 S.B. No. 2402, S.D. 1, 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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____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair |
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