Bill Text: HI HB1607 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii House Bill 1607 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating To The Deposit Beverage Container Program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-04 - The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. [HB1607 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2020-HB1607-Introduced.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1607
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to the deposit beverage container program.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

PART I

SECTION 1. The legislature finds the Act 176, Session Laws of Hawaii 2002, established the deposit beverage container program "to expand participation in recycling programs and to minimize costs to those participating and to government." The legislature notes that many of the State's kupuna must physically deposit recyclable beverage containers at redemption centers on a regular basis. The legislature believes that over time, this physical toll will increasingly impact the health and well-being of these kupuna.

Further, the legislature recognizes that county efforts to expand participation in recycling have made a statewide deposit beverage container program obsolete. Therefore, the legislature believes that it would be more appropriate for the counties to administer deposit beverage container programs as the counties deem necessary.

Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to repeal the deposit beverage container program.

PART II

SECTION 2. Part VIII of chapter 342G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

SECTION 3. On June 30, 2021, all unencumbered balances remaining in the deposit beverage container deposit special fund repealed by this Act shall lapse to the credit of the general fund.

PART III

SECTION 4. Section 36-27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

"(a) Except as provided in this section, and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, from time to time, the director of finance, for the purpose of defraying the prorated estimate of central service expenses of government in relation to all special funds, except the:

(1) Special out-of-school time instructional program fund under section 302A-1310;

(2) School cafeteria special funds of the department of education;

(3) Special funds of the University of Hawaii;

(4) State educational facilities improvement special fund;

(5) Convention center enterprise special fund under section 201B-8;

(6) Special funds established by section 206E-6;

(7) Aloha Tower fund created by section 206J-17;

(8) Funds of the employees' retirement system created by section 88-109;

(9) Hawaii hurricane relief fund established under chapter 431P;

(10) Hawaii health systems corporation special funds and the subaccounts of its regional system boards;

(11) Tourism special fund established under section 201B‑11;

(12) Universal service fund established under section 269‑42;

(13) Emergency and budget reserve fund under section 328L‑3;

(14) Public schools special fees and charges fund under section 302A-1130;

(15) Sport fish special fund under section 187A-9.5;

[[](16)[]] Neurotrauma special fund under section 321H-4;

[[](17)[]] Glass advance disposal fee established by section 342G-82;

[[](18)[]] Center for nursing special fund under section 304A-2163;

[[](19)[]] Passenger facility charge special fund established by section 261-5.5;

[[](20)[]] Solicitation of funds for charitable purposes special fund established by section 467B-15;

[[](21)[]] Land conservation fund established by section 173A-5;

[[](22)[]] Court interpreting services revolving fund under section 607-1.5;

[[](23)[]] Trauma system special fund under section 321‑22.5;

[[](24)[]] Hawaii cancer research special fund;

[[](25)[]] Community health centers special fund;

[[](26)[]] Emergency medical services special fund;

[[](27)[]] Rental motor vehicle customer facility charge special fund established under section 261-5.6;

[[](28)[]] Shared services technology special fund under section 27-43;

[[](29)[]] Automated victim information and notification system special fund established under section 353-136;

[~~[(30)] Deposit beverage container deposit special fund under section 342G-104;~~

~~[(31)]~~] (30) Hospital sustainability program special fund under [[]section 346G-4[]];

[~~[(32)]~~] (31) Nursing facility sustainability program special fund under [[]section 346F-4[]];

[~~[(33)]~~] (32) Hawaii 3R's school improvement fund under section 302A-1502.4;

[~~[(34)]~~] (33) After-school plus program revolving fund under section 302A-1149.5; and

[[(~~35)]~~] (34) Civil monetary penalty special fund under section 321-30.2,

shall deduct five per cent of all receipts of all other special funds, which deduction shall be transferred to the general fund of the State and become general realizations of the State. All officers of the State and other persons having power to allocate or disburse any special funds shall cooperate with the director in effecting these transfers. To determine the proper revenue base upon which the central service assessment is to be calculated, the director shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 for the purpose of suspending or limiting the application of the central service assessment of any fund. No later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature, the director shall report all central service assessments made during the preceding fiscal year."

SECTION 5. Section 445-231, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "beer keg" to read as follows:

""Beer keg" means a metal container used to hold five gallons or more of liquid that is stamped, engraved, stenciled, or otherwise marked with the name of a brewery manufacturer[~~; provided that a deposit beverage container, as defined under section 342G-101, shall not be considered a beer keg~~]."

SECTION 6. Section 708-835.8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (2) to read as follows:

"(2) For the purposes of this section, "beer keg" means a metal container used to hold five gallons or more of liquid that is stamped, engraved, stenciled, or otherwise marked with the name of a brewery manufacturer[~~; provided that a deposit beverage container, as defined under section 342G-101, shall not be considered a beer keg~~]."

SECTION 7. Section 235-18, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.

["~~[§235-18]~~ ~~Deposit beverage container deposit exemption.~~ ~~This chapter shall not apply to amounts received as a deposit beverage container deposit collected under part VIII of chapter 342G.~~"]

SECTION 8. Act 285, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, is amended by repealing sections 11 and 12.

["SECTION 11. The department of health shall phase-in all requirements affecting the redemption of sixty-eight-fluid-ounce containers, beginning December 1, 2007, as follows; provided that the phase-in shall be completed by March 1, 2008:

~~(1)~~ From December 1, 2007, distributors of deposit beverage containers may begin marking sixty-eight-fluid-ounce deposit beverage containers as required under section 342-112(a)², Hawaii Revised Statutes;

~~(2)~~ From December 1, 2007, until March 1, 2008, a sixty-eight-fluid-ounce deposit beverage container may be redeemed under the deposit beverage container program, without regard to whether the container bears the refund value of the container and the word "Hawaii" or the letter "HI", required by section 342G‑112(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes;

~~(3)~~ Beginning March 1, 2008, every deposit beverage container holding up to sixty-eight fluid ounces and sold in the state shall be marked as required under section 342G-112(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

~~(4)~~ ~~Beginning March 1, 2008, only deposit beverage containers meeting the requirements of section 342G‑112(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be eligible for redemption.~~

SECTION 12. (a) The legislature finds that the public interest in protecting the environment takes precedence over the delay in implementation of redemption of sixty-eight-fluid-ounce beverage containers under this Act. The legislature finds that the redemption rate is below the balance of the deposit beverage container deposit special fund.

(b) The department of health shall reimburse a redemption center, from the deposit beverage container deposit special fund, the refund values paid to a redeemer, as defined in section 342G-101, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for sixty-eight-fluid-ounce containers redeemed between December 1, 2007, and March 1, 2008, pursuant to section 11 of this Act; provided that a redemption center shall provide collection reports under section 342G-119, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for the sixty-eight-fluid-ounce beverage containers."]

PART IV

SECTION 9. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 10. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2021.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title:

Deposit Beverage Container Program; Deposit Beverage Container Deposit Special Fund; Recycling; Repeal

Description:

Repeals the deposit beverage container program. Makes conforming statutory amendments relating to the deposit beverage container program and deposit beverage container deposit special fund. Effective 1/1/2021.

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