Bill Text: HI SB801 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Procurement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-11-30 - Carried over to 2018 Regular Session. [SB801 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-SB801-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to procurement.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part IV to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§103D‑ Single-serving bottled water; prohibition on using state funds to purchase. (a) Notwithstanding sections 103D-102(b)(3), (b)(4)(H), and (b)(4)(L) and 103D-305 to the contrary, no state agency shall use state funds for the purchase of single-serving bottled water, except as provided in subsection (b).
(b) The following circumstances shall constitute exceptions to subsection (a):
(1) Public health and safety preparedness, emergencies, investigations, and extended deployments or activations of the office of hazard evaluation and emergency response of the department of health or the department of defense;
(2) Situations where there is high risk of cross-contamination with non-potable or contaminated water; or
(3) Situations where there are no reasonable alternatives to bottled water, such as large public events and when large quantities of water may need to be distributed for health and safety reasons.
(c) For purposes of this section:
"State agency" means a department, division, agency, office, board, commission, bureau, or council of the State.
"State funds" means any money deposited into or drawn from the state treasury or any special or trust fund of the State. "State funds" includes any money appropriated by the State and transferred to any state agency that is used by the state agency, in whole or in part, to purchase goods or services."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Procurement; Single-serving Bottled Water
Description:
Prohibits the expenditure of state funds by state agencies for the purchase of single-serving bottled water, except under certain circumstances.
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