Bill Text: HI SB1131 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Recycling; Fees

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-03-19 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Cullen, Fale, Fukumoto, Hanohano, Har, Johanson, Kawakami, Ward, Yamane voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott, Oshiro voting no (2) and none excused (0). [SB1131 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2013-SB1131-Amended.html

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THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1131
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013		S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO RECYCLING.

 

 

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

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 342G-82, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Every glass container importer shall pay to the department an advance disposal fee.  The fee shall be imposed only once on the same glass container and shall not be assessed on drinking glasses, cups, bowls, plates, ashtrays, and similar tempered glass containers.  For the period beginning [September 1, 1994,] January 2, 2014, the fee shall be [one and one-half cents per glass container.  Beginning October 1, 2004, the] 3 cents per glass container containing twelve ounces or less determined by weight or volume; and 6 cents per glass container containing greater than twelve ounces determined by weight or volume.  The glass advance disposal fee shall only apply to glass containers that are not glass deposit beverage containers."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

 

Report Title:

Recycling; Fees

 

Description:

Establishes a tiered glass advance disposal fee based on the capacity of the glass container.  Effective 7/1/50.  (SD2)

 

 

 

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