Hawaii 2024 Regular Session

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1		-	THE SENATE S.R. NO. 75 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 ~~S.D. 1~~ STATE OF HAWAII SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE AND OFFICE OF PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DEVELOP A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT WASTE-TO-ENERGY ~~AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE~~ TECHNOLOGY ~~SOLUTIONS~~.
	1	+	THE SENATE S.R. NO. 75 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE RESOLUTION requesting that the Hawaii State Energy Office and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development develop a plan to implement a waste-to-energy technology solution.
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3	3		THE SENATE S.R. NO. 75
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35		-	REQUESTING THAT THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE AND OFFICE OF PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DEVELOP A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT WASTE-TO-ENERGY ~~AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE~~ TECHNOLOGY ~~SOLUTIONS~~.
	35	+	requesting that the Hawaii State Energy Office and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development develop a plan to implement a waste-to-energy technology solution.
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41		-	WHEREAS, waste-to-energy technology is a viable solution to reduce the State's solid waste stream, decrease the State's need for landfills, and protect the State's supply of drinking water; and WHEREAS, the Honolulu Program of Waste and Energy Recovery, commonly known as H-POWER, is a waste-to-energy facility on Oahu that burns ninety percent of municipal solid waste on Oahu, sends approximately one hundred eighty thousand tons of ash into the Waimanalo Gulch ~~Sanitary~~ Landfill each year, and generates ten percent of the island's ~~electricity needs~~; and WHEREAS, despite H-POWER beginning operations in 1990, the State has not developed a statewide waste-to-energy solution; and WHEREAS, a statewide waste-to-energy solution could significantly reduce the State's reliance on fossil fuels and help the State meet its goal of reducing the solid waste stream while developing sustainable energy sources; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, that the Hawaii State Energy Office and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development are requested to develop a plan to implement waste-to-energy ~~and other alternative technology solutions~~ that will: (1) Reduce the State's need for landfills on each island; and (2) Generate renewable energy that will help the State achieve its solid waste stream reduction and clean energy goals; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii State Energy Office and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development are requested to submit a report of their findings and recommendations and a copy of the plan to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chief Energy Officer and Director of the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. Report Title: Hawaii State Energy Office; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Waste-to-Energy; Implementation; Plan
	41	+	WHEREAS, waste-to-energy technology is a viable solution to reduce the State's solid waste stream, decrease the State's need for landfills, and protect the State's supply of drinking water; and WHEREAS, the Honolulu Program of Waste and Energy Recovery, commonly known as H-POWER, is a waste-to-energy facility on Oahu that burns ninety percent of municipal solid waste on Oahu, sends approximately one hundred eighty thousand tons of ash into the Waimanalo Gulch Landfill each year, and generates ten percent of the island's renewable energy; and WHEREAS, despite H-POWER beginning operations in 1990, the State has not developed a statewide waste-to-energy solution; and WHEREAS, a statewide waste-to-energy solution could significantly reduce the State's reliance on fossil fuels and help the State meet its goal of reducing the solid waste stream while developing sustainable energy sources; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, that the Hawaii State Energy Office and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development are requested to develop a plan to implement a waste-to-energy solution that will: (1) Reduce the State's need for landfills on each island; and (2) Generate renewable energy that will help the State achieve its solid waste stream reduction and clean energy goals; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii State Energy Office and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development are also requested to submit a report of their findings and recommendations and a copy of the plan to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chief Energy Officer and Director of the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Hawaii State Energy Office; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Waste-to-Energy; Implementation; Plan
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43	43		WHEREAS, waste-to-energy technology is a viable solution to reduce the State's solid waste stream, decrease the State's need for landfills, and protect the State's supply of drinking water; and
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47		-	WHEREAS, the Honolulu Program of Waste and Energy Recovery, commonly known as H-POWER, is a waste-to-energy facility on Oahu that burns ninety percent of municipal solid waste on Oahu, sends approximately one hundred eighty thousand tons of ash into the Waimanalo Gulch ~~Sanitary~~ Landfill each year, and generates ten percent of the island's ~~electricity needs~~; and
	47	+	WHEREAS, the Honolulu Program of Waste and Energy Recovery, commonly known as H-POWER, is a waste-to-energy facility on Oahu that burns ninety percent of municipal solid waste on Oahu, sends approximately one hundred eighty thousand tons of ash into the Waimanalo Gulch Landfill each year, and generates ten percent of the island's renewable energy; and
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51	51		WHEREAS, despite H-POWER beginning operations in 1990, the State has not developed a statewide waste-to-energy solution; and
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55	55		WHEREAS, a statewide waste-to-energy solution could significantly reduce the State's reliance on fossil fuels and help the State meet its goal of reducing the solid waste stream while developing sustainable energy sources; now, therefore,
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59		-	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, that the Hawaii State Energy Office and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development are requested to develop a plan to implement waste-to-energy ~~and other alternative technology solutions~~ that will:
	59	+	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, that the Hawaii State Energy Office and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development are requested to develop a plan to implement a waste-to-energy solution that will:
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67	67		(2) Generate renewable energy that will help the State achieve its solid waste stream reduction and clean energy goals; and
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71		-	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii State Energy Office and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development are requested to submit a report of their findings and recommendations and a copy of the plan to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026; and
	71	+	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii State Energy Office and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development are also requested to submit a report of their findings and recommendations and a copy of the plan to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026; and
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75	75		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chief Energy Officer and Director of the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development.
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