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HI HB749

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2017

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Souki

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 342G-2(b) to revise the priority order for solid waste management practices.

  • Adds waste-to-energy as a third priority option between recycling/bioconversion and landfilling/incineration in the solid waste management hierarchy.

  • Requires the Department of Health and each county to consider waste-to-energy as part of their solid waste management practices under the Hawaii Integrated Solid Waste Management Act.

  • Effective date of July 1, 2090.

Legislative Description

Relating To Solid Waste.

Solid Waste

Last Action

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2).

2/17/2017

Committee Referrals

Finance2/17/2017
Health2/2/2017
Energy & Environmental Protection1/25/2017

Full Bill Text

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