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HI HCR199

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/8/2024

Primary Sponsor

Lisa Marten

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Department of Land and Natural Resources identify all appropriate sites at Hawaii's 51 state parks where water-bottle filling stations could be installed.

  • Directs DLNR to prioritize sites with existing water infrastructure already present.

  • Instructs DLNR to consider multiple filling station locations at large state parks.

  • References 19 water-bottle filling stations previously installed across Kauai, Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii island through a 2018 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant.

  • Aims to reduce single-use plastic waste in state parks and adjacent marine environments while promoting public health and reducing off-island recycling costs.

Legislative Description

Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Identify All Appropriate Sites At State Parks At Which A Water-bottle Filling Station Could Be Installed.

State Parks

Last Action

The committee(s) on WAL recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

3/19/2024

Committee Referrals

Water & Land3/14/2024

Full Bill Text

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