Bill Text: HI SB2720 | 2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Procurement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-03-09 - Referred to LAB/EEP, FIN , referral sheet 36 [SB2720 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SB2720-Amended.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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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 342H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part III to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§342H‑ Beverages
in plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers; prohibition on using state
funds to purchase. (a) No
state agency shall use state funds for the purchase of beverages in plastic
bottles or rigid plastic containers, 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 or the department of defense;
(2) Situations in which there is high risk of
cross-contamination with non-potable or contaminated water;
(3) Purchases made in relation to the licensed
blind vendor program;
(4) Purchases of
water by the department of land and natural resources for wildland firefighters
of the division of forestry and wildlife; and
(5) Situations in which there are no reasonable
alternatives to beverages in plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers, such
as large public events, and circumstances in which large quantities of beverages
must 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, revolving, or trust fund or trust account 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. Chapter 342H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
by amending the title of part III to read as follows:
"[[]PART III.[]]
PLASTIC [CONTAINER CODING] CONTAINERS"
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Procurement; Plastic Bottles; Rigid Plastic Containers
Description:
Prohibits the expenditure of state funds by state agencies for the purchase of beverages in plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers, except under certain circumstances. Amends Chapter 342H, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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