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Leandra Wai Act
12/29/2022, 10:03 PM
Summary of Bill HR 7130
The main provisions of the Leandra Wai Act include increasing penalties for individuals convicted of driving under the influence with a child in the vehicle. Specifically, the bill calls for harsher penalties, such as longer jail sentences and higher fines, for those who endanger the lives of children by driving while intoxicated.
Additionally, the bill seeks to promote awareness and education about the dangers of drunk driving with children in the car. This includes funding for public awareness campaigns and educational programs aimed at preventing such incidents from occurring in the future. Overall, the Leandra Wai Act is a bipartisan effort to address a serious issue that poses a threat to the safety of children on the road. By increasing penalties and promoting education, the bill aims to deter individuals from driving under the influence and protect the lives of innocent children.
Congressional Summary of HR 7130
Leandra Wai Act
This bill provides for the conveyance and return by the Department of Defense (DOD), to the state of Hawaii, without consideration, all interest of the United States in the parcel of property known as the Makua Military Reservation located in Oahu, Hawaii.
DOD shall, in collaboration with the state, conduct a study to
- map out land hazards, including unexploded ordnance and other contaminants;
- determine an appropriate schedule, consistent with community standards, for the removal of such land hazards; and
- provide a cost estimate for the land remediation and restoration activities required to make the reservation suitable for agriculture, residential use, and human habitation.
There is established a Makua Military Reservation Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Trust Fund to (1) make the reservation suitable for agriculture, residential use, and human habitation, including any remedial actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; and (2) carry out this bill.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state that shall govern
- the study;
- the conveyance;
- the timing, planning, methodology, and implementation for the removal of unexploded ordnance; and
- the use of the sums appropriated to the fund.