HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

Rep. Della Au Belatti	Rep. Faye P. Hanohano	Rep. John Mizuno	Rep. James Kunane Tokioka
Rep. Tom Brower	Rep. Sharon E. Har	Rep. Bob Nakasone	Rep. Karen Leinani Awana
Rep. Mele Carroll	Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay	Rep. Karl Rhoads	Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer
Rep. Pono Chong	Rep. Joey Manahan	Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III	Rep. Gene Ward, Ph.D.

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

SATURDAY, February 24, 2007

TIME:

1:30 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 5

HB 401

HD1

(HSCR379)

RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS LOAN GUARANTY.

Allows the Director of Finance to guarantee loans made to agricultural producers for agricultural projects on important agricultural lands.

AGR, FIN

HB 1219

(HSCR377)

RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOANS.

Increases the amount of money for agricultural loans and aquacultural loans that the chairperson may approve from $25,000 to $75,000.

AGR, FIN

HB 1222

HD1

(HSCR463)

RELATING TO LOANS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND AQUACULTURE PURPOSES.

Increases aquaculture loan limits for Class A & B loans to $800,000. Reduces credit denial requirements of the aquacultural loan program to more closely conform to the agricultural loan program. Creates a "new aquaculturalist program". Repeals the aquaculture loan revolving fund and makes the agricultural loan revolving fund the funding source for aquaculture loans. Combines the existing aquaculture loan revolving fund expenditure ceiling with the agricultural loan revolving fund expenditure ceiling.

AGR, FIN

HB 639

HD2

(HSCR682)

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE.

Requires distributors to report container numbers sold and make fee payments on that basis. Permits calculation of redemption value by container count in certain instances. Allows refusal of refund for previously processed and baled containers. Permits the director of health to suspend an automatic increase of the deposit beverage container fee.

EEP, CPC, FIN

HB 1278

(HSCR330)

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL SITE CLEANUP.

Repeats the sunset date of the Hawaii brownfields revolving loan fund to enable the State to continue to offer low-cost loans to enable eligible borrowers for the cleanup of contaminated properties.

EEP, FIN

HB 1452

(HSCR493)

RELATING TO HEALTH.

Requires the Department of Health to take soil samples within 500 meters of all military bases in Hawaii to assess for depleted uranium, at least once every 3 months, and annually report to the legislature.

EEP, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair