Bill Text: HI HB2442 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Waste Management.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-27 - Referred to WLH/EEP, FIN, referral sheet 5 [HB2442 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB2442-Introduced.html
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H.B. NO. |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to waste management.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 183C-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The department shall adopt rules governing
the use of land within the boundaries of the conservation district that are
consistent with the conservation of necessary forest growth, the conservation
and development of land and natural resources adequate for present and future
needs, and the conservation and preservation of open space areas for public use
and enjoyment[.]; provided that no waste or disposal facility shall be
located in a conservation district except in emergency circumstances where it may
be necessary to mitigate significant risks to public safety and health; provided
further that emergency circumstances shall not exceed three years. No use except a nonconforming use as defined
in section 183C-5, shall be made within the conservation district unless the
use is in accordance with a zoning rule. For the purposes of this subsection:
"Emergency" means any natural
or man-made occurrence, or imminent threat, which results or may likely result
in substantial injury or harm to the population or substantial damage to or
loss of property.
"Waste or disposal
facility" means any transfer station or landfill as defined in section
340A-1, open dump as defined in section 342H‑1, solid waste reduction facility
or waste reduction facility as defined in section 342G-1, disposal facility, or
any other facility for the disposal of solid waste that is required by law to
obtain a permit from the department of health."
SECTION 2. Section 342H-52, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§342H-52[]] Prohibition[.];
buffer zones. (a) No person, including any federal agency, the
State, or any county, shall construct, operate, modify, expand, or close a
municipal solid waste landfill unit, or any component of a municipal solid
waste landfill unit, without first obtaining a permit from the director. All permits for municipal solid waste
landfill units shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the director
determines are necessary to protect human health or the environment.
(b) No person, including any federal agency, the
State, or any county, shall construct, operate, modify, or expand a municipal
solid waste landfill unit, or any component of a municipal solid waste landfill
unit, without first establishing a buffer zone of no less than one-half mile around
the municipal solid waste landfill unit."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.
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Report Title:
Waste Management; Landfills; Buffer Zones; Conservation Districts
Description:
Prohibits any waste or disposal facility from being located in a conservation district except in emergency circumstances to mitigate significant risks to public safety and health. Requires no less than a one-half mile buffer zone for the construction, operation, modification, or expansion of a municipal solid waste landfill unit.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
