[§342G-47]  State agency responsibilities in
the promotion of bioconversion.  The general responsibilities of
state agencies under this chapter include the following:



(1)  Departments that procure compost or that can
substitute compost for other purchased products shall utilize locally produced
compost whenever possible;



(2)  The college of tropical agriculture and human
resources of the University of Hawaii, in consultation with the department of
agriculture and the office, shall evaluate composting and bioconversion methods
to determine the methods appropriate to Hawaii’s environment and needs.  The
college shall provide educational outreach to homeowners and farmers on
appropriate composting and bioconversion methods;



(3)  The department of business, economic development,
and tourism shall assist, to the extent possible, in the assessment of
bioconversion program alternatives;



(4)  The department of health shall evaluate the
public health consequences of using compost for specific applications and
bioconversion for the processing of municipal solid waste;



(5)  The department of land and natural resources
shall consider the use of locally produced compost on state lands whenever
possible; and



(6)  The department of transportation shall use
compost in place of, or to supplement, other commercial fertilizers in the
department’s highway landscape maintenance program. [L 1991, c 324, pt of §2]