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HI HB749
Bill
Status
1/23/2017
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Souki
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AI Summary
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Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 342G-2(b) to revise the priority order for solid waste management practices.
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Adds waste-to-energy as a third priority option between recycling/bioconversion and landfilling/incineration in the solid waste management hierarchy.
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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.
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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