Loading chat...
HI HR248
Resolution
Status
3/16/2011
Primary Sponsor
Mark Takai
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Urges the State and City and County of Honolulu to support a waste management system that equitably distributes benefits and burdens across the community
-
Acknowledges that the Leeward Coast bears a disproportionate burden as the location of a major portion of Honolulu's waste management system
-
Recognizes that landfill residents face cumulative and long-term health effects and deserve environmental justice considerations
-
Raises concerns about non-municipal solid waste at state landfills including construction debris, batteries, and materials containing lead and polychlorinated biphenyl
-
Requires transmittal of the resolution to the Governor, Director of Health, Mayor, City Council Chairperson, and Department of Environmental Services
Legislative Description
Equitable distribution of waste management burdens.
Last Action
(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
4/13/2011