SB 1468 SD 1

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

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI (BR)

Keywords: ALTERNATE ENERGY, OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION (OTEC), UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII

Report Title: Energy power station

Description: Appropriates funds to study the feasibility of constructing and operating an ocean floating, all-natural clean energy power station; requires DBED&T to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the legislature prior to the 2001 regular session. (SD1)

 1-27-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-28-99        S Referred to ECD/EDU, then to WAM                         
 2-11-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD/EDU on 02-17-99
                  at 3:30 p.m. in conference room 212
 2-17-99        S The committee on EDU deferred the measure until
                  02-19-99 at 12:00 noon in conference room 229.
 2-17-99        S The committee on ECD recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-17-99        S The votes in ECD were as follows: 3 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  ; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, Buen,
                  M. Ige; 2 Noes: Senator(s) Kawamoto, Slom; and 1
                  Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi
 2-19-99        S Reported from ECD/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 300)
                  with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as        
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM
 2-19-99        S The committee on EDU recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-19-99        S The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  D. Ige, Sakamoto, Chumbley, Matsunaga, Tam; Ayes
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; 1 Noes: Senator(s)
                  Slom; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda
 2-19-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
 1-19-00        S Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.