Bill Text: HI SCR201 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting The Commercial Refuse Collection Companies In Urban Honolulu To Convene A Task Force To Consider Noise Mitigation Solutions To Early Morning Trash Collection.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-10 - Referred to CPH. [SCR201 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SCR201-Introduced.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
requesting the commercial refuse collection companies in urban honolulu to convene a task force to consider noise mitigation solutions to early morning trash collection.
WHEREAS, early morning noise pollution continues to be a persistent issue in the Waikiki and Kakaako-Ala Moana neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, government representatives from State Senate District Twelve, State House District Forty-Four, and City and County of Honolulu District Four have requested meetings with the three private refuse collection companies in urban Honolulu: Honolulu Disposal Service, West Oahu Aggregate, and Aloha Waste of Honolulu; and
WHEREAS, the three refuse collection companies have discussed the challenges in changing collection pickup times; and
WHEREAS, the trash collection companies have been trying various strategies to address the concerns of residents; and
WHEREAS, there are technological and procedural solutions that would be best derived through a collaborative effort amongst the refuse collection companies and various agencies; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2020, the House of Representatives concurring, that the commercial refuse collection companies in urban Honolulu are requested to convene a task force to consider noise mitigation solutions to early morning trash collection; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force include the following members:
(1) The General Manager or Operations Manager of Honolulu Disposal Service, or General Manager's designee;
(2) The General Manager or Operations Manager of West Oahu Aggregate, or General Manager's designee;
(3) The General Manager or Operations Manager of Aloha Waste of Honolulu, or General Manager's designee;
(4) The Noise Section Supervisor of the Department of Health's Indoor and Radiological Health Branch, or Supervisor's designee;
(5) The Director of the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Environmental Services Refuse Division, or Director's designee;
(6) One member of the Hawaii State Senate and one member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives;
(7) The Chairperson of the Waikiki Neighborhood Board, or Chairperson's designee; and
(8) The Chairperson of the Kakaako-Ala Moana Neighborhood Board, or Chairperson's designee; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force may invite additional experts or organizations to participate in the task force; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force is requested to 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 2021; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Department of Health's Indoor and Radiological Health Branch Program Manager, Director of the Department of Environmental Services for the City and County of Honolulu, Chairperson of the Waikiki Neighborhood Board, Chairperson of the Kakaako-Ala Moana Neighborhood Board, General Manager of Honolulu Disposal Service, General Manager of West Oahu Aggregate, and General Manager of Aloha Waste of Honolulu.
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Commercial Refuse Collection; Noise Mitigation; Task Force
