HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	749
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 342G-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  In implementing this chapter, the department and each county shall consider the following solid waste management practices and processing methods in their order of priority:

     (1)  Source reduction;

     (2)  Recycling and bioconversion, including composting[;] and waste-to-energy; and

     (3)  Landfilling and incineration.

The respective roles of landfilling and incineration shall be left to each county's discretion."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Solid Waste; Waste-to-Energy

Description:

Requires the Department of Health and the counties to consider waste-to-energy as part of their solid waste management practices and processing methods in implementing the Hawaii Integrated Solid Waste Management Act.

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