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HI HB256
Bill
Status
1/20/2023
Primary Sponsor
Amy Perruso
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AI Summary
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Adds definitions to Hawaii Revised Statutes for "biodegradable" (capable of being broken down into carbon dioxide, methane, or simple organic compounds) and "organic waste" (biodegradable material from plants or animals, including green waste, food waste, food-soiled paper, and untreated wood waste).
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Requires counties to assess and identify diversion strategies for all organic waste produced by facilities generating more than a department-determined minimum amount per year as part of their integrated solid waste management plans.
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Modifies the recycling and bioconversion component requirements in county solid waste management plans to explicitly include organic waste diversion alongside recycling and bioconversion efforts.
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Appropriates unspecified funds from general revenues for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to reimburse counties for incorporating the new organic waste diversion requirements into their integrated solid waste management plan revisions.
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Takes effect upon approval, with appropriations effective July 1, 2023.
Legislative Description
Relating To Organic Waste.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
The committee(s) on EEP recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2/14/2023