Bill Text: HI HB1406 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relating To Environmental Protection.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session. [HB1406 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2024-HB1406-Amended.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1406
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		S.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

 

 

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

 

     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that a majority of the road and highway surfaces in the State are made of asphalt pavement, a mixture that consists primarily of aggregate (small rocks, sand, gravel), asphalt cement or binder (liquid petroleum product), and other substances.  According to the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highways Division, Office of Infrastructure, asphalt is the single most recycled material in the world.  Recycling of asphalt pavement has proven to be a cost-effective method of pavement rehabilitation.  When properly selected, all the different types of recycling methods are usually cheaper than the conventional rehabilitation methods because of the savings realized as a result of requiring fewer virgin materials.  In Hawaii, there are additional cost and carbon savings associated with the reduced need to import raw and virgin materials.

     The legislature further finds that according to the National Asphalt Paving Association, in 2021, approximately 2,600,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent was spared from the atmosphere through using reclaimed asphalt pavement in new mixtures, 94,600,000 tons of reclaimed asphalt pavement was recycled into new mixes, ninety-five per cent of asphalt mixture was reclaimed from old asphalt pavements and put back to use in new pavements, 630,000 tons of recycled asphalt shingles were put into asphalt mixes, and 26,000,000 barrels of virgin asphalt binder was replaced by recycled binder from reclaimed asphalt pavement and recycled asphalt shingles.

     The legislature also finds that the State could do more to incorporate a circular asphalt model into its practices through requiring a maximized rate of recycling reclaimed asphalt pavement into new asphalt mixtures and further, by requiring proper storage, stockpiling, and disposal of old asphalt that is not immediately recycled or that is deemed non-recyclable, so as to reduce instances of the indiscriminate incorporation of old asphalt into the environment.  Additionally, because petroleum is a base ingredient in asphalt pavement, extra caution should be taken when managing the use of this material to prevent harm to health and the environment.

     Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to require the department of transportation to conduct a two-year study on asphalt recycling, including options to maximize usage of recycled asphalt.

     SECTION 2.  (a)  The department of transportation shall conduct a two-year study of asphalt recycling, including options to maximize usage of recycled asphalt across the State.

     (b)  The study shall determine maximized use of recycled asphalt by:

     (1)  Establishing best practices for paving projects;

     (2)  Requiring that all asphalt processing, stockpiling, and disposal procedures prohibit distribution and incorporation of planed asphalt pavement into the environment;

     (3)  Establishing standards, procedures, and certifications for disposal of planed asphalt pavement through application as landfill cover for planed asphalt pavement that cannot be recycled;

     (4)  Determining water retention, permeability, and other features of recycled asphalt; and

     (5)  Determining administrative penalties to ensure compliance with recycled asphalt practices in the State.

     (c)  The department of transportation may request, as appropriate, the assistance of other relevant stakeholders to complete the study.

     SECTION 3.  The department of transportation shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2025.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on June 30, 3000.

 

 

Report Title:

Asphalt Recycling; DOT; Study; Report

 

Description:

Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a two-year study on the maximized use of recycled asphalt across the State.  Requires a report to the Legislature.  Effective 6/30/3000.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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