THE SENATE

S.R. NO.

116

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


SENATE RESOLUTION

 

requesting the department of health to report to the legislature on the compliance with and implementation of the memorandum of understanding entered into on october 24, 2002, between the state and the north west cruiseship association.

 

WHEREAS, the State and the North West CruiseShip Association (NWCA), representing Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, World Explorer, Radisson Seven Seas and Seabourn, as representatives of the cruise industry in Hawaii, entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on October 24, 2002; and

WHEREAS, the MOU was based on mutual understanding among the parties to implement environmental goals, policies, and practices, including, but not limited to the following:

(1) NWCA members operating in Hawaii agree to comply with unique practices of wastewater management, solid waste, hazardous waste management, and air emissions;

(2) NWCA members will integrate industry standards into Safety Management System (SMS) documentation that ensure compliance through statutorily required internal and third party audits;

(3) The State and NWCA agree to a uniform application procedure for an Environmental Protection Agency national identification number in accordance with the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA). The State shall have the right to inspect all such records upon written request to the cruise vessel operator;

(4) NWCA member lines agree to provide an annual report regarding the total hazardous waste offloaded in Hawaii by each cruise vessel;

(5) All records by RCRA for cruise vessels entering Hawaii territorial waters shall be available to the State upon written request to the cruise vessel operator;

(6) All parties agree to continue to work with each other in good faith to achieve the stated objectives of constant evaluation of management of waste streams; and

(7) NWCA members acknowledge that its operating practices are required to comply with the applicable provisions of the Federal Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Invasive Species Act; and

WHEREAS, the compliance of all parties to all provisions of the MOU are vital to the improved practices of the cruise industry in Hawaii and the environmental protection of Hawaii's natural resources; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-Second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2003, that the Department of Health is requested to provide an interim report by September 2003, and a final report not less than twenty days prior to the Regular Session of 2004, on the compliance with and implementation of the provisions of the MOU; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Department of Health and the North West CruiseShip Association.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Cruise Ships