HB 677 HD 1 SD 2

RELATING TO AN OCEAN FLOATING, ALL-NATURAL CLEAN ENERGY POWER STATION

By Representative(s) SAY / YONAMINE

Keywords: ALTERNATE ENERGY, ENERGY CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MARINE RESOURCES, OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION (OTEC), UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII

Report Title: Energy Power Station

Description: Appropriates funds to UH to study the feasibility of constructing and operating an ocean floating, all-natural clean energy power station; requires UH to submit reports of its findings and recommendations to the legislature prior to the 2000 and 2001 regular sessions. (HB677 SD2)

 1-22-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-25-99        H Referred to the committees on EEP/HED, and then
                  referred to the committee on FIN, referral sheet 3
 1-27-99        H Re-referred to the committees on EEP/OMR/HED, and 
                  then referred to FIN, referral sheet 4
 2- 8-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/OMR/HED on
                  Wednesday, 02-10-99 at 1:30 P.M. in House conference        
                  room 309.
 2-10-99        H The committees on EEP/OMR/HED recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-10-99        H The votes in EEP were as follows:8 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Morita, Garcia, Cachola, Kanoho, Schatz, Takumi,
                  Meyer, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ;
                  none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and none Excused: Rep.(s) ;
                  and
 2-10-99        H The votes in OMR were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takumi, Schatz, Cachola, Garcia, Kanoho, Morita,
                  Meyer; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes:         
                  Rep.(s) ; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Auwae; and
 2-10-99        H The votes in HED were as follows:6 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Morihara, Takai, Ito, Okamura, Santiago, Leong; Ayes        
                  with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ;
                  and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Arakaki, Stegmaier,
                  McDermott; and
 2-17-99        H Reported from the committee on EEP/OMR/HED (Stand.
                  Com. Rep. No. 349) as amended in (HD 1),
                  recommending passage on Second Reading and referral         
                  to the committee on FIN
 2-17-99        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on FIN with
                  Representative(s)  voting no and Representative(s)
                  Cachola, Catalani, McDermott, Menor, Saiki,
                  Yoshinaga excused.
 2-23-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday,
                  02-25-99 at 5:00 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 2-25-99        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-25-99        H The votes in FIN were as follows:17 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Ahu Isa, Catalani, Goodenow,
                  Kahikina, Kanoho, Luke, Nakasone, Saiki, Schatz,
                  Suzuki, Yamane, Fox, Marumoto, Meyer, Moses; Ayes
                  with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ;
                  and none Excused: Rep.(s)
 3- 3-99        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 800), recommending passage on Third Reading
 3- 3-99        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 1)                
 3- 3-99        H The vote was as follows:  47 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Cachola, Menor,
                  Okamura, Souki excused
 3- 3-99        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 3- 4-99        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 37)                   
 3- 4-99        S Passed First Reading and referred to ECD/EDU then
                  WAM
 3-16-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD/EDU on 03-19-99
                  at 5:00 p.m. in conference room 212
 3-19-99        S The committee on ECD recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-19-99        S The votes in ECD were as follows: 4 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Buen, M. Ige, Kawamoto; Ayes with reservations:
                  Senator(s) Slom; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 2
                  Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Taniguchi
 3-19-99        S The committee on EDU deferred the measure until
                  03-22-99 at 3:00 p.m. in conference room 212.
 3-22-99        S The committee on EDU recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-22-99        S The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  D. Ige, Sakamoto, Chumbley, Tam; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) Slom; none Noes: Senator(s)        
                  ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Matsunaga
 3-25-99        S Reported from ECD/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1069)
                  with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as        
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 3-25-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
 3-27-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-30-99         
                  at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3-30-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-30-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun, Chun
                  Oakland, D. Ige, M. Ige, Iwase, Kawamoto, Nakata,
                  Tam, Taniguchi; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ;        
                  none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Anderson
 4- 7-99        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1399) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 2)
 4- 7-99        S 48 hours notice 04-09-99                                 
 4- 9-99        S Deferred until 04-13-99 .                                
 4-13-99        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  2). Ayes, 25.  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 4-13-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 4-14-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 570) in amended         
                  form (SD 2)
 4-15-99        H House disagrees with Senate amendment(s)                 
 4-16-99        S Received notice of disagreement on 04-15-99, (Hse.
                  Com. No. 617)
 4-17-99        H House conferees appointed: Morita, Takumi, Morihara,        
                  Schatz(Co-)Chairman; Meyer
 4-19-99        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 618).
 4-19-99        S Senate Conferees appointed: Inouye, D. Ige,
                  Fukunaga, (Co-)Chair; Buen, Sakamoto, Slom
 4-19-99        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  743)
 4-27-99        H Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on
                  Wednesday, 04-28-99 at 5:00 P.M. in  conference room        
                  225.
 1-19-00        H Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.