STAND. COM. REP. 895

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 713

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, to which was referred S.B. No. 713 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CLOSURE OF MUNICIPAL FACILITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to expand the definition of "pollution control project" in chapter 48E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to include the closure of landfills so that such closures will qualify for special purpose revenue bond funding.

The County of Hawaii, Department of Environmental Management submitted testimony in support of this measure.

Your Committee finds that landfill closures are expensive projects that all counties will soon be forced to undertake. This measure will assist the counties in financing these necessary projects.

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 S.B. No. 713 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

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

 

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HERMINA M. MORITA, Chair