SB 2166 HD 2

RELATING TO WIND FARMS

By Senator(s) LEVIN; Inouye

Keywords: ALTERNATE ENERGY, BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, ENERGY CONSERVATION, ENTERPRISE ZONES, GENERAL EXCISE TAX, PUBLIC UTILITIES, REGIONAL PLANNING, TAX EXEMPTIONS, USE TAX

Report Title: Enterprise Zones; Wind Energy

Description: Authorizes the sale of wind farm generated electricity sold to a public utility to qualify for state enterprise zone benefits. (SB2166 HD2)

 1-20-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        S Referred to ECD/CPN, then to WAM                         
 2- 7-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD/CPN on 02-10-00
                  at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 016.
 2-10-00        S The committees on ECD/CPN recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-10-00        S The votes in ECD were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Inouye, Taniguchi, Slom; Ayes with reservations:
                  Senator(s) Buen, M. Ige; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and        
                  1 Excused: Senator(s) Kawamoto
 2-10-00        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kanno, Taniguchi, Hanabusa, Ihara, Slom; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Inouye, Matsuura
 2-18-00        S Reported from ECD/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2239)
                  with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and        
                  referral to WAM
 2-18-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to WAM.
 2-29-00        S Bill scheduled for decision making by WAM on
                  03-02-00 at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 2-00        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3- 2-00        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Fukunaga, Levin, Chun Oakland, D. Ige, M. Ige,
                  Iwase, Kawamoto, Tam; Ayes with reservations:
                  Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 5 Excused:         
                  Senator(s) Buen, Chun, Nakata, Taniguchi, Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2606) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading
 3- 3-00        S 24 hours notice 03-07-00                                 
 3- 7-00        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24. 
                  Noes, none ().  Excused, 1 (Anderson).
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 95)                  
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3- 9-00        H Referred to the committees on EEP/EDB, and then
                  referred to the committee on FIN, referral sheet 29
 3-14-00        H Re-referred to the committees on EEP/AGR/EDB, and 
                  then referred to FIN, referral sheet 33
 3-14-00        H Re-referred to the committees on EEP/EDB, and then 
                  referred to FIN, referral sheet 34
 3-14-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/EDB on Thursday, 
                  03/16/00 at 8:00 a.m. in House conference room
                  325.
 3-15-00        H Re-referred to the committees on EEP/CPC, and then 
                  referred to FIN, referral sheet 35
 3-15-00        H This measure has been deleted from Thursday's (03
                  /16/00) hearing notice.
 3-16-00        H Bill re-scheduled to be heard by EEP/CPC on
                  Wednesday, 03/22/00 at 1:30 P.M. in House
                  conference room 325.
 3-22-00        H The committees on EEP/CPC recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-22-00        H The votes in EEP were as follows:6 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Morita, Garcia, Cachola, Kanoho, Takumi, Thielen;
                  Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) Meyer; none Noes:
                  Rep.(s) ; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Schatz; and
 3-22-00        H The votes in CPC were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Menor, Lee, Cachola, Garcia, Kaho`ohalahala, Morita,        
                  Takumi, Rath, Thielen; Ayes with reservations:
                  Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 6 Excused:
                  Rep.(s) Chang, Herkes, Hiraki, Yoshinaga, Halford,
                  Whalen
 3-24-00        H Reported from the committee on EEP/CPC (Stand. Com.
                  Rep. No. 1056-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending        
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on FIN
 3-24-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on FIN
 3-24-00        H The vote was as follows:  48 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Okamura, Pendleton,         
                  Takamine excused
 3-31-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday,
                  04-03-00 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 4- 3-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 4- 6-00        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 04/
                  06/00 at 3:15 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 4- 6-00        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 4- 6-00        H The votes in FIN were as follows:13 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Ahu Isa, Catalani, Espero,
                  Kahikina, Kanoho, Luke, Nakasone, Suzuki, Yamane,
                  Marumoto, Meyer; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s)
                  Goodenow, Fox, Moses; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 1
                  Excused: Rep.(s) Schatz
 4- 7-00        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1423-00) as amended in (HD 2), recommending
                  passage on Third Reading
 4- 7-00        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 04-11-00                   
 4-11-00        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2)                
 4-11-00        H The vote was as follows:  47 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Arakaki, Okamura,
                  Oshiro, M., Santiago excused
 4-11-00        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 4-13-00        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 497)                  
 4-13-00        S Senate disagrees with House amendments.                  
 4-13-00        H Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 660)      
 4-17-00        S Senate Conferees appointed: Inouye, Kanno, Nakata,
                  (Co-)Chair; Ihara, Slom
 4-17-00        H House conferees appointed: Morita, Menor, Luke
                  (Co-)Chairman; Fox
 4-17-00        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 674).
 4-17-00        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  663)
 4-19-00        H Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on
                  Thursday, 04-20-00 at 1:00 P.M. in   conference room        
                  423.
 4-20-00        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-24-00 at 5:00 p.m. in conference room 016.
 4-25-00        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-26-00 at 4:15 p.m. in conference room 016.
 4-26-00        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-27-00 at 1:00 p.m. in conference room 016.
 4-27-00        S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on
                  04-28-00 at 1:30 p.m. in conference room 423.
 4-28-00        S The Senate Conference Managers recommend that the
                  Senate agree to the House amendments.
 4-28-00        S The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as         
                  follows: 4 Ayes: Senator(s) Inouye, Kanno, Nakata,
                  Slom; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.
 5- 2-00        S Reconsideration of action taken on 04-13-00; agree
                  to House amendments
 5- 2-00        S Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 25.  Noes, none (). 
                  Excused, none ().
 5- 3-00        H Received notice of reconsideration and Final Reading        
                  (Sen. Com. No. 728)
 6- 8-00        S Act 160, 06-05-00, (Gov. Msg. No. 346)                   
 6- 8-00        H Act 160, on 06-05-00 (Gov. Msg. No. 222)