Solid Waste Management Surcharge

HRS div. 1, tit. 19, ch. 342G, pt. V

in effect

HRS §342G-61 Solid waste collection surcharge

342G-61. Solid waste collection surcharge Each county may assess residential real property owners in their respective county an annual solid waste collection surcharge based on the partial costs of solid waste collection. Notice of this surcharge shall be included with the notice of assessment required by county ordinance. [L 1993, c 312, pt of §2; am L 2016, c 52, §3]

HRS §342G-62 Solid waste disposal surcharge

342G-62. Solid waste disposal surcharge (a) There is established a solid waste management surcharge. The solid waste management surcharge shall be 35 cents per ton of solid waste disposed of within the State at permitted or unpermitted solid waste disposal facilities. The surcharge shall be paid by the person or entity doing the disposal. The owner or operator of the facility shall transfer all moneys collected from the surcharge to the department through a quarterly reporting and payment schedule. Estimates of quarterly solid waste disposal shall be submitted prior to the first day of each quarter and the transfer of moneys collected shall occur within thirty days of the end of each quarter. (b) The surcharge collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the environmental management special fund. All interest earned or accrued on moneys deposited in the fund shall become a part of the fund. [L 1993, c 312, pt of §2; am L 1997, c 268, §1]

HRS §342G-63 Establishment of the environmental management special fund

342G-63. Establishment of the environmental management special fund (a) There is created in the state treasury an environmental management special fund. The fund may receive legislative appropriations, grants and gifts. (b) All moneys collected pursuant to section 342G-62 shall be deposited into the environmental management special fund. All interest earned or accrued on moneys deposited into the fund shall become a part of the fund. (c) The department shall expend moneys contained in the environmental management special fund to: (1) Partially fund the operating costs of the program including its regulatory functions and the development of waste reduction and diversion activities as mandated by chapter 342G; (2) Fund statewide education, demonstration, and market development programs, through direct contract or direct transfer of funds to the counties and the department of business, economic development, and tourism, or under a grant program that may be developed under rules pursuant to chapter 91; and (3) Provide for annual training for municipal solid waste operators in compliance with 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 258 and chapter 11-58, Hawaii Administrative Rules. [L 1993, c 312, pt of §2; am L 1996, c 83, §3]

HRS §342G-64 Administration of the environmental management special fund

342G-64. Administration of the environmental management special fund (a) The department may adopt rules to administer the environmental management special fund. During the interim period until such rules are established, the department may distribute funding to the counties or the department of business, economic development, and tourism in the form of a contractual agreement pursuant to section 103-22. (b) The office shall not award any grant or contract under this section to any county that has failed to comply with the conditions set forth in this part and any rules adopted pursuant thereto. (c) Unexpended or unencumbered grant funds shall revert to the environmental management special fund at the end of the fiscal year following the year in which the funds were granted. [L 1993, c 312, pt of §2]

Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol06_Ch0321-0344/HRS0342G/HRS_0342G-.htmFetched: 11/10/2026