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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.C.R. NO. |
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
URGING THE CONVENING OF TASK FORCES TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY BENEFITS PACKAGES FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS LOCATED NEAREST TO LANDFILLS.
WHEREAS, landfills in the State benefit the entire island or county upon or in which they are located, but adversely and disproportionately affect the residents of neighborhoods located closest to them; and
WHEREAS, residents of neighborhoods located closest to landfills deserve special consideration in the name of environmental justice; and
WHEREAS, exposure to landfills may have cumulative and long-term health effects on the residents of neighborhoods located closest to landfills; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2011, the Senate concurring, that the Director of Health is urged to convene task forces with the counties, other than for the County of Kalawao, beginning with the most populous county and proceeding with the other counties in order of population, to develop community benefits packages for the neighborhoods located closest to landfills; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task forces are requested to consider reduction or elimination of property taxes for homeowners nearest the landfills as part of the community benefits packages; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task forces are requested to consider funding mechanisms, including user fees or additional tipping fees, for the community health centers located closest to landfills; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Health and the most populous county are requested to convene their task force for that county expeditiously; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Health and the most populous county are requested to report to the Legislature regarding the recommendations of their task force no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2012, at which time the task force for the most populous county shall cease to exist; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Health and the second most populous county are requested to report to the Legislature regarding the recommendations of their task force no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013, at which time the task force for the second most populous county shall cease to exist; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Health and the third most populous county are requested to report to the Legislature regarding the recommendations of their task force no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2014, at which time the task force for the third most populous county shall cease to exist; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Health and the fourth most populous county are requested to report to the Legislature regarding the recommendations of the task force no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2015, at which time the task force for the fourth most populous county shall cease to exist; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Health and the Mayors of the four most populous counties.
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OFFERED BY: |
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Landfills; Community Benefits Task Force; Creation