2006-01-AU Audit of the County of Hawai‘i's Recycling and Diversion Grants Program

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CHAPTER BACKGROUND (c) In implementing this chapter, the department and each county shall consider the minimization of litter and illegal dumping as a design factor in the development of integrated solid waste management programs." HRS §342G -3, "Goals," provides, in pertinent part: "(a) It is the goal of the State to reduce the solid waste stream prior to disposal by: (1) Twenty -five per cent by January 1, 1995; and (2) Fifty per cent by January 1, 2000; through source reduction, recycling, and bioconversion. Where feasible, the office shall establish other state goals for specific commodities, recognizing market considerations." HRS §342G -12 provides for the establishment of the Office of Solid Waste Management within the State Department of Health (DOH). HRS chapter 342G, part III, "Integrated Solid Waste Management Planning," establishes the requirement that each county develop an "integrated solid waste management plan," and sets forth the process for obtaining DOH plan approval including minimum program component requirements and schedules for plan submission. The program components that directly relate to the scope of this audit are set forth in: HRS §342G- 25(b)(2) - Source reduction HRS §342G- 25(b)(3) - Recycling and bioconversion HRS §342G- 25(b)(5) - Special waste HRS §342G- 25(b)(6) - Household hazardous waste HRS §342G- 25(b)(7) - Public education and information HRS §342G- 25(b)(10) - Program implementation HRS §342G- 25(b)(11) - Program funding. HRS § 10313-1 02(b)(2)(A) and (I) of the Hawaii Procurement Code provide: "(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), this chapter shall not apply to contracts by governmental bodies: (2) To disburse funds, irrespective of their source: (A)For grants or subsidies as those terms are defined in section 42F -101, made by the State in accordance with standards provided by law as required by article VII, section 4, of the State Constitution; or by the counties pursuant to their respective charters or ordinances... (I) For contracts awarded in accordance with chapter 103F...." Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR), Title 11, Chapter 58.1, "Solid Waste Management Control," establishes minimum standards governing the design, construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of solid waste disposal, recycling, reclamation, and transfer systems. 3