STAND. COM. REP. NO.251

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 660

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 660 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to amend section 342J-34.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to make it easier for hazardous waste brokers to notify the Department of Health (DOH) of their activities.

DOH testified in strong support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that the notification process required of hazardous waste brokers to DOH can be simplified without endangering public health or the environment.

Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 660, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 660, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection,

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HERMINA M. MORITA, Chair