SB 2971 HD 1

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS

By Senator(s) NAKATA; Hanabusa

Keywords: CULTURE AND ARTS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, HEALTH, PUBLIC WELFARE

Report Title: OEQC; EIS

Description: Description: Requires a preparing agency to consult with and receive concurrence from OEQC before determining whether an EIS is required. Requires an accepting agency to consult with and receive concurrence from OEQC before making an acceptance determination on an EIS. Defines "concurrence." (SB2971 HD1)

 1-26-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-00        S Referred to LRE/EDU, then to WAM                         
 2- 2-00        S Re-Referred to 1. LRE 2. WAM                             
 2- 4-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by LRE on 02-08-00 at
                  1:00 p.m. in conference room 225.
 2- 9-00        S The committee on LRE recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2- 9-00        S The votes in LRE were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Nakata, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Slom; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) Chumbley; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) M. Ige,
                  Fukunaga, Kanno
 2-11-00        S Reported from LRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2060) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading and
                  referral to WAM
 2-11-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to WAM.
 2-26-00        S Bill scheduled for decision making by WAM on
                  02-28-00 at 6:00 p.m. in conference room 211.
 2-28-00        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-28-00        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Fukunaga, Levin, Chun Oakland, D. Ige, M. Ige,
                  Kawamoto, Nakata, Tam, Taniguchi; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 4 Excused: Senator(s) Buen, Chun, Iwase,
                  Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2532) 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, 25. 
                  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 321)                 
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3- 9-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. EEP 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 29
 3-16-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Monday, 03/20/
                  00 at 8:30 A.M. in House conference room 312.
 3-20-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 03-23-00.
 3-20-00        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 03/
                  23/00 at 9:30 AM in House conference room 312.
 3-23-00        H The committee on EEP recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-23-00        H The votes in EEP were as follows:5 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Morita, Garcia, Schatz, Takumi, Thielen; Ayes with
                  reservations: Rep.(s) Meyer; none Noes: Rep.(s) ;
                  and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Cachola, Kanoho
 3-24-00        H Reported from the committee on EEP (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1075-00) 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:  47 aye(s) to 1 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) Herkes 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 3:00 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 4- 3-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.