HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rep. Hermina M. Morita, Chair

Rep. Mele Carroll, Vice Chair

Rep. Pono Chong	Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III
Rep. Ken Ito	Rep. Scott K. Saiki
Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay	Rep. Cynthia Thielen

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

DATE:

Thursday February 8, 2007

TIME:

10:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 678

RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

Requires the department of health to adopt reporting and verification of statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to monitor and enforce compliance. Requires adoption of a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions levels in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. Requires the adoption of rules to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. Authorizes the adoption of market-based compliance mechanisms.

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HB 226

RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

Adopts July 1997 DBEDT and DOH joint Inventory of Hawaii Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimates for 1990. Requires DOH, with the assistance of DBEDT, to develop a comprehensive clean air plan with respect to greenhouse gas emissions exceeding US goals in the Kyoto protocol.

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Rep. Hermina Morita

Chair