HB 1937 HD 1

RELATING TO AUTHORIZING THE USE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO INSTALL UTILITY LINES UNDERGROUND

By Representative(s) MENOR

Keywords: DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE, HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC UTILITIES, REVENUE SHARING

Report Title: GO Bonds; Undergrnd Util Lines

Description: Allows state agencies with responsibility for approving the construction of utility lines in sensitive areas to apply to the legislature for the issuance of general obligation bonds to cover the increase in cost of constructing such lines underground rather than overhead. (HB1937 HD1)

 1-21-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. EEP 2. CPC 3. FIN ,        
                  referral sheet 4
 2- 3-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Monday, 02/07/
                  00 at 8:30 A.M. in House conference room 312.
 2- 7-00        H The committee on EEP recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2- 7-00        H The votes in EEP were as follows:5 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Morita, Garcia, Schatz, Takumi, Thielen; Ayes with
                  reservations: Rep.(s) Cachola, Meyer; 1 Noes:
                  Rep.(s) Kanoho; and none Excused: Rep.(s)
 2-10-00        H Reported from the committee on EEP (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 99-00), recommending passage on Second Reading
                  and referral to the committee on CPC
 2-10-00        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on CPC
 2-10-00        H The vote was as follows:  42 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Ahu Isa, Herkes,
                  Kahikina, Morihara, Okamura, Oshiro, M., Souki,
                  Takamine, Yoshinaga excused
 2-10-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday,
                  02-14-00 at 6:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-14-00        H The committee on CPC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-14-00        H The votes in CPC were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Menor, Lee, Cachola, Garcia, Herkes, Morita, Takumi,        
                  Rath, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s)
                  Whalen; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 5 Excused: Rep.(s)         
                  Chang, Hiraki, Kaho`ohalahala, Yoshinaga, Halford
 2-18-00        H Reported from the committee on CPC (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 384-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  referral to the committee on FIN
 2-18-00        H Report adopted; Referred to the committee on FIN, as        
                  amended HD1 with Representative(s)  Kanoho, Meyer,
                  Nakasone voting no and Representative(s)  Menor,
                  Okamura, Pendleton, Stegmaier excused.