Bill Text: HI SB525 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating To Pollution.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-23 - Referred to TRE/AEN/WTL, CPH. [SB525 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2017-SB525-Introduced.html

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THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	525
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO POLLUTION.

 

 

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

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 342D-50.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no person, including any public body, shall discharge any treated or raw sewage into state waters after December 31, 2026; provided that this section shall not apply to a sewage treatment plant that:

     (1)  [Utilizes sewage to produce clean energy pursuant to section 196-10.5;] Produces energy utilizing clean energy technology as defined in section 269-121 or has determined through study that clean energy technology is not technically viable or economically feasible at the specific facility; and

     (2)  Is in compliance with this chapter, rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, or a permit or variance issued by the director."

     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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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:	_____________________________

 

 

Report Title:

Pollution; Sewage Discharge; Prohibition

 

Description:

Clarifies that sewage treatment plants that produce energy using clean energy technology or determine that clean energy technology is not viable or feasible at the plant, rather than sewage treatment plants that use sewage to produce clean energy, are exempt from the law prohibiting the discharge of treated or raw sewage into state waters after December 31, 2026.

 

 

 

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