Report Title:
Disposal of Solid Waste
Description:
Defines disposal facilities to include incinerators, composting plants, landfills, convenience centers, shredding plants and resource recovery facilities and provides that solid waste that is delivered to any regional transfer station may be directed to disposal facilities determined by the director.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
1760 |
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TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to solid waste.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 340A-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:
""Disposal facilities" means all facilities for the disposal of solid waste, including but not limited to incinerators, composting plants, landfills, shredding plants, transfer stations, convenience centers, and resource recovery facilities."
SECTION 2. Section 340A-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§340A-3 Disposal of solid waste. (a) The county agency responsible for the collection and disposal of solid waste may require that all solid waste transported by the county agency, collectors, businesses, or individuals be disposed of at facilities or in areas designated by the county agency if it is found to be in the best public interest; provided that [agricultural]:
(1) Agricultural solid waste and source separated waste transported for recycling purposes shall not be subject to the provisions of this section; [and provided further that if]
(2) Solid waste that is delivered to any regional transfer station may be directed to disposal facilities determined by the director; and
(3) If regional transfer stations are designated, transportation to the stations shall be considered so as to minimize the operating costs of the collector.
(b) The best public interest shall be found if disposal at the designated facilities or areas will:
(1) Result in reusable materials being recovered from solid waste; [or]
(2) Achieve the solid waste volumes necessary to meet a resource recovery facility's minimum operating requirements; [or]
(3) Lessen the demand for landfill sites; or
(4) Conserve natural resources.
[b] (c) For a county that has a resource recovery facility in use or when the design for such a facility has begun, the director shall not grant a permit for other solid waste disposal activities including landfills, for a term extending beyond the planned operational date for the resource recovery facility unless the other disposal activity is to be used for one or more of the following:
(1) Disposal of ash or residue from a resource recovery facility;
(2) Disposal of solid waste which, because of its chemical or physical characteristics, is not suitable for processing at a resource recovery facility;
(3) Provide an emergency backup or overflow capacity for a resource recovery facility; or
(4) Provide for solid waste disposal for those areas not served by a resource recovery facility as designated by the county agency responsible for the collection and disposal of solid waste."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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