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 HEARING

 

DATE:

Thursday   March 15, 2007

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 1718

(SSCR904)

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR ELECTRICAL GENERATION ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI.

Authorizes special purpose revenue bonds to BlueEarth Maui Biodiesel, LLC, for construction of a biodiesel refinery on Maui.

 

EEP, FIN

SB 1720

SD1

(SSCR762)

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST JACOBY DEVELOPMENT, INC., A PROCESSING ENTERPRISE.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds for the planning, designing, constructing, and equipping of, and the acquisition of lands for, a plasma municipal solid waste processing system to convert solid wastes into electricity and chemically and biologically inert slag on Oahu. (SD1)

 

EEP, FIN

SB 1948

SD1

(SSCR849)

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR PROJECTS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII.

Extends the authorization to issue special purpose revenue bonds to the year 2011 for the purpose of a cogeneration facility on the island of Hawaii.  (SD1)

 

EEP, EDB, FIN

SB 993

SD1

(SSCR908)

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING PROJECTS ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU.

Authorizes issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning LLC for the purpose of design and construction of a seawater air conditioning district cooling system in downtown Honolulu.

 

EEP, FIN

SB 987

SD1

(SSCR799)

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Clarifies definition of "renewable energy producer" to include thermal energy sold to customers of district cooling systems, for purposes of leasing public lands; allows a county to grant, sell or otherwise dispose of easements for chilled water and seawater distribution systems for renewable energy seawater air conditioning district cooling systems by negotiation without public auction.  (SD1)

 

EEP, WLH

SB 992

SD1

(SSCR759)

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Requires the energy resources coordinator to make available on the department of business, economic development, and tourism website a list of applications for ocean energy or other hydroelectric projects in and around Hawaii waters.  (SD1)

 

EEP, EDB

SB 1222

SD3

(SSCR761)

RELATING TO INCOME TAXATION.

Establishes that all energy technology systems must be installed and placed in service in the State of Hawaii to obtain the State's income tax energy tax credit.  Also expands tax credits applicable to shareholder pro rata shares in S corporations.  (SD3)

 

EEP, FIN

SB 1702

SD2

(SSCR629)

RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM.

Requires redemption centers and dealers in high density areas to remain open for at least thirty-five hours per week, permits consumers to request that refund values be computed by container for up to two hundred containers or less, clarifies that redemption centers and dealers may use properly operated and maintained reverse vending machines to satisfy the requirements of the bottle recycling law, and clarifies that both dealers and redemption centers may refuse to pay a refund for nonconforming containers.  Allows dealers in the same shopping center to coordinate the operation of a redemption center.  Requires the department of health to encourage the facilitation of agreements between shopping center managers or owners, store owners, and dealers to establish redemption centers.  (SD2)

 

EEP, EDB, FIN

                 

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 30 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO:  (1)  THE  COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 405, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2)  THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT.  TESTIMONY MAY ALSO BE FAXED IF LESS THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT:  586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS).  WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

 

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Rep. Hermina Morita

Chair