Ikhongolosekazi u-Doris Matsui (D-CA) ugubhe uSuku Lokutshalwa Kwezihlahla ngokwethula Umthetho Wokulondolozwa Kwamandla Okuhlala Nokulondolozwa Komnotho, owaziwa nangokuthi uMthetho we-TREES. Lo mthetho uzosungula uhlelo lwesibonelelo sokusiza izinsiza zikagesi ngezinhlelo zokonga ugesi ezisebenzisa ukutshalwa kwezihlahla okuhlosiwe ukuze kuncishiswe isidingo samandla okuhlala. Lo mthetho uzosiza abanikazi bezindlu ukuba behlise izikweletu zabo zikagesi - futhi usize izinsiza zehlise isidingo sazo somthwalo omkhulu - ngokunciphisa isidingo samandla okuhlala okubangelwa isidingo sokusebenzisa ama-air conditioner ezingeni eliphezulu.
“Njengoba siqhubeka nokubhekana nezinselelo ezihlangene zezindleko zamandla aphezulu kanye nemiphumela yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu, kubalulekile ukuthi sibeke imigomo emisha kanye nezinhlelo zokubheka phambili ezizosiza ukusilungiselela izizukulwane ezizayo,” kusho uCongresswoman Matsui (D-CA). “Umthetho Wokonga Amandla Okuhlala Nomnotho, noma uMthetho weTREES, ungasiza ukunciphisa izindleko zamandla kubathengi futhi uthuthukise izinga lomoya kubo bonke abantu baseMelika. Isifunda sakithi e-Sacramento, eCalifornia siqalise uhlelo oluyimpumelelo lwesihlahla somthunzi futhi ngikholelwa ukuthi ukuphindaphinda lolu hlelo ezingeni likazwelonke kuzosiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi sisebenzela ikusasa elihlanzekile, elinempilo.”
Iphethini ngemva kwemodeli ephumelelayo esungulwe iSifunda Sase-Sacramento Municipal Utility (SMUD), i-TREES ifuna ukonga abantu baseMelika amanani abalulekile emalini yabo yezinsiza kanye nokunciphisa amazinga okushisa angaphandle ezindaweni zasemadolobheni ngenxa yokuthi izihlahla ezinomthunzi zisiza ukuvikela amakhaya elangeni ehlobo.
Ukutshala izihlahla zomthunzi eduze kwemizi ngendlela ehlelekile kuyindlela efakazelwe yokwehlisa isidingo samandla ezindaweni zokuhlala. Ngokocwaningo olwenziwa uMnyango Wezamandla, izihlahla ezintathu zethunzi ezitshalwe ngendlela ekahle eduze kwendlu zinganciphisa izindleko zokupholisa umoya ekhaya ngamaphesenti angaba ngu-30 kwamanye amadolobha, futhi uhlelo lwemithunzi ezweni lonke lunganciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwesiphephetha-moya okungenani ngamaphesenti ayishumi. Izihlahla zomthunzi nazo zisiza:
- Ukwenza ngcono impilo yomphakathi kanye nekhwalithi yomoya ngokumunca izinhlayiyana;
- Gcina i-carbon dioxide ukuze usize ukunciphisa ukufudumala kwembulunga yonke;
- Ukunciphisa ingozi yezikhukhula ezindaweni zasemadolobheni ngokumunca amanzi emvula;
- Ukuthuthukisa amanani ezakhiwo ezizimele futhi kwandise ubuhle bezindawo zokuhlala; futhi,
- Londoloza ingqalasizinda yomphakathi, njengemigwaqo nemigwaqo.
“Lolu wuhlelo olulula lokuzuza ukonga amandla ngokutshala izihlahla nokudala umthunzi owengeziwe,” kwengeza uCongresswoman Matsui. “Umthetho weTREES Act uzonciphisa izindleko zikagesi emindenini futhi ukhuphule ukonga kukagesi ezindlini zayo. Lapho imiphakathi ibona imiphumela emangalisayo yezinguquko ezincane endaweni yayo, ukutshala izihlahla kunengqondo.”
"Siyaziqhenya futhi siyahlonishwa ngokuthi uCongresswoman Matsui usebenzise isipiliyoni seminyaka ye-SMUD ngokukhetha izihlahla zesu kanye nokubeka ukuze kuncishiswe ukusetshenziswa kwesimo somoya futhi kwandiswe ukonga amandla," kusho uFrankie McDermott, uMqondisi Wezinsizakalo Zabathengi nezinhlelo ze-SMUD. “Uhlelo lwethu lweSacramento Shade, osekuyiminyaka eyishumi lesithathu selutshalwe izihlahla eziyingxenye yesigidi, selukufakazele ukuthi ukutshala izihlahla zasemadolobheni nasezindaweni zasemadolobheni kusiza ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla futhi kuthuthukisa imvelo.”
"Eminyakeni engaphezu kwamashumi amabili uhlelo lwethu lwesihlahla somthunzi olusetshenziswayo/olungenzi inzuzo lukhiqize ukonga amandla ehlobo okuqinisekisiwe kanye nabamukeli bezihlahla abanomqondo wokongiwa abangaphezu kuka-150,000," kusho uRay Trethaway neSacramento Tree Foundation. "Ukunweba lolu hlelo lufinyelele ezingeni likazwelonke kuzovumela abantu baseMelika ezweni lonke ukuthi bazuze ekongeni okukhulu kwamandla."
"I-ASLA isekela umthetho we-TREES Act ngoba ukutshala izihlahla zomthunzi kanye nokwandisa i-canopy yesihlahla jikelele amasu asebenzayo okusiza ukwehlisa ngokuphawulekayo izikweletu zamandla nokunciphisa ukungcoliswa komoya," kusho uNancy Somerville, uMhlonishwa. iphini likamongameli omkhulu kanye ne-CEO ye-American Society of Landscape Architects. "I-ASLA iyakuthokozela ukweseka uMthetho we-TREES futhi ikhuthaza amalungu eCongress ukuthi alandele ubuholi boMmeleli uMatsui."
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