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

(1)  Departments that procure compost or that cansubstitute compost for other purchased products shall utilize locally producedcompost whenever possible;

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

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

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

(5)  The department of land and natural resourcesshall consider the use of locally produced compost on state lands wheneverpossible; and

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