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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0330.000 2010-2012K. ANGEL PILAGO Council Vice Chair Council District 8 — North Kona August 25, 2011 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i West Hawai '1 Civic Center, Bldg. A 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. Kailua -Kona, Hawai'i 96740 To: Council Chairman Dominic Yagong And Members of the Hawai`i County Council From: Re: 'K. Angel Pilago, Council Vice Chair Phone: (808) 323 -4280 Fax: (808) 329 -4786 Email: apilago @co.hawaii.hi.us Hawai`i County Submittal to Hawai`i State Association of Counties 2012 Legislative Package; a Resolution in Support of House Bill 1521 Regarding Electronic Waste Recycling Please find attached for your review and consideration a Hawai`i State Association of Counties (HSAC) resolution that emphasizes support for HB 1521, relating to electronic waste recycling. If the Council approves the attached resolution, I will present it to HSAC for its consideration to include in its 2012 Legislative Package. To assist HSAC in meeting its timeline for legislative package preparations, I request that this matter be waived to the full Council meeting scheduled for September 8, 2011. KAP /sl Attachment Corn. No. 33° 1 Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Ref. To: Id / Cow%. Hawai `i County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer Ref. Date, AUG 2 5 2011 Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) Counties of Kaua`i, Maui, and Hawaii, and City & County of Honolulu RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT HOUSE BILL 1521 (HB 1521) RELATING TO AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 339D, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, REGARDING ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING. WHEREAS, on January 1, 2009, Act 13 became law establishing responsibilities on retailers, manufacturers and the State Department of Health to encourage recycling of electronic devices sold within the State by establishing an electronic device recycling (e- recycle) program; and WHEREAS, Act 13 clearly provides the intent to encourage electronic device recycling, however it falls short of requiring the methodology by which the relevant parties are required to minimally satisfy the intent; and WHEREAS, HB 1521 was entered in the 2011 Legislative Session as a Bill for an Act to add four new sections to Chapter 339D, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, that address market share, liability for stored information, environmental management and state procurement; and WHEREAS, HB 1521 was heard and successfully passed first reading out of the Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection and the Committee on Economic Revitalization and Business; and WHEREAS, HB 1521 has been referred to the Committee on Finance for the 2012 legislative session; and WHEREAS, the State of Hawai`i and its respective counties incur increased cost and expense of air and sea transportation for interisland and world movement of products for e- recycling, however, the City and County of Honolulu currently engages in some measure of drop -off commercial e- recycling; and WHEREAS, neighbor islands in the State of Hawai`i have insufficient quantities of electronic devices to support commercial e- recycling businesses and must depend on expensive and prohibitive government subsidies to maintain an e- recycle program; and WHEREAS, the current requirement that manufacturers offer a recycle option is satisfied by costs to the consumer for expensive and woefully inadequate mail -back programs; and WHEREAS, representatives from all counties within the State have submitted testimony in favor of HB 1521, which included modifications to strengthen the e- recycle responsibility of the manufacturer and to support the provision not to accept manufacturer plans that contain mail -back options; and 3371 -A Wilcox Road, LThu`e, Kauai, Hawaii 96766, (808) 241 -4188 August 25, 2011 Page - 2 - WHEREAS, testimony from the respective counties included recommendations to impose additional requirements on manufacturers to be environmentally prudent and responsible to their customers and the environment through the establishment of permanent collection points around high density population areas, monthly e- recycle collection events, and a requirement for minimum collection volume relative to their market share in each county; and WHEREAS, the purpose of establishing e- recycle legislation is to provide the citizens of the State of Hawai`i with a viable e- recycle program for the lawful disposal of electronic waste and to prevent illegal disposal into landfills and onto private property, which contaminates and negatively impacts the environment; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES that it urges the passing of HB 1521 with provisions that more strictly require manufacturer compliance with the intent of Act 13 as provided in written testimony from the counties. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor of the State of Hawai`i, the President of the State Senate, the Speaker of the House, the House Finance Committee Chair and the respective Mayors for the counties of Kaua`i, Maui, Hawai`i and Honolulu City and County. Mel Raposo, President Stanley Chang, Vice President K. Angel Pilago, Secretary Joseph Pontanilla, Treasurer DOMINIC YAGONG Chairperson K. Angel Pilago Vice Chair August 25, 2011 HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Dominic Yagong, Chairperson Hawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 FRED BLAS BRENDA FORD PETE HOFFMAN DONALD IKEDA DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI BRITTANY SMART J YOSHIMOTO Communication No. 330 : Hawai`i County submittal to Hawai`i State Association of Counties (HSAC) 2012 Legislative Package Pursuant to Section 2(g) of Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council of the County of Hawai` i, this written request is submitted with my approval that the above - referenced matter be waived from the Committee on Governmental Relations to the full Council for immediate action. In reviewing this matter, timely approval is crucial. It is therefore advantageous that approval is granted and the matter be placed onto the next Council agenda for review. However, in the event this request is denied, for whatever reason, I understand the matter shall be referred to the Committee on Governmental Relations for placement on its future agenda. Sincerely, K. Anal Pi lago, air Committee on ernmental Relations Api+pved /Date /Waive to Council: Dominic Yagong, Chai erson Hawai`i County Council Hawai`i County Council Disapproved /Date /Refer to GRC Dominic Yagong, Chairperson KAP /sl Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai`i County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer