THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Ron Menor, Chair

Senator Gary L. Hooser, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TAXATION

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair

Senator Will Espero, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Tuesday, February 27, 2007
TIME:	3:00 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 414 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

ENE/EDT

SB 1793

RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. Expands the natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority board of directors from eleven members to thirteen members by adding two additional members from among the tenants of the research and technology park.

ENE/EDT

ENE Only

SB 992	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.	ENE
SB 1959	RELATING TO PESTICIDES. Establishes integrated pest management policies to prohibit the use of toxicity category I pesticides.  Requires the posting of signs when pesticide is applied on school grounds or a playground.	ENE
SB 1462	RELATING TO PETROLEUM-CONTAMINATED SOIL. Eliminates an unnecessary permitting transportation burden on remediation contractors and developers of petroleum-contaminated sites.	ENE

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

If you have already submitted your testimony on the bills listed above for the hearing originally scheduled for Thursday, February 22, 2007, you do not need to resubmit your testimony. Persons wishing to testify on the ENE/EDT bill should submit 25 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 208, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Persons wishing to testify on ENE-only bills should submit 20 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 208, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing.   At the top of your testimony, please include your name, position/title, organization, contact information, the hearing date, bill number, bill title, your position on the measure (support, oppose, comments, amendments), and committee to which your testimony should be referred. Please submit separate testimony for each bill on which you are testifying. Please submit your testimony on one side of an 8½x11-inch paper with 1-inch margins. E-mail testimony will not be accepted at the office. However, e-mail testimony for the bills scheduled in the above agenda may be sent to the Public Access Room at testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov.  Or testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6740.

________________________________________ Senator Carol Fukunaga Chair

________________________________________ Senator Ron Menor Chair