HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rep. Hermina M. Morita, Chair

Rep. Cindy Evans, Vice Chair

Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D.	Rep. Tommy Waters
Rep. Mele Carroll	Rep. Kymberly Pine
Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho	Rep. Cynthia Thielen
Rep. Brian Schatz

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Tuesday, February 15, 2005
TIME:	8:45 a.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 312 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 410 HD1	RELATING TO ENERGY. Establishes a tax credit for qualified expenditures to convert fuel storage terminals in the State for purposes of importation, storage, and blending of ethanol with gasoline. (HD1)	EEP

HB 228	RELATING TO HEALTH. Establishes the litter control office within the department of health to achieve the litter control duties of the director of health; makes appropriation.	EEP, FIN

HB 1430	RELATING TO SOLID WASTE CONTROL. Reduces volume of solid waste subject to prohibition of illegal dumping and to felony liability for illegal dumping of solid waste.	EEP, JUD

HB 291	RELATING TO ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PESTICIDES. Adds a landscape professional to the Advisory Committee on Pesticides.	EEP, AGR

HB 1754	RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS. Bans the operation of leaf blowers in Hawaii.	EEP, JUD

HB 475	RELATING TO ELECTRONIC WASTE. Establishes a task force to prepare a statewide policy and plan for the management of electronic waste.	EEP, FIN

HB 1323	RELATING TO VEHICLES. Requires an advance disposal fee for new motor vehicles.	EEP, CPC, FIN

HB 1699	RELATING TO SPECIAL WASTES DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING. Requires importers of new lead acid batteries and tires to pay an advance disposal fee to strengthen current disposal and recycling efforts; establishes county-used lead acid batteries and tires recovery programs.	EEP, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

HB 408	RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. This is a short form bill for decision making only. No testimony will be accepted.	EEP

HB 512	RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE. Creates in DOH: (1) global climate change coordination council; and (2) scientific and technical advisory committee. Requires council to recommend steps to reduce Hawaii's 1994 emissions levels of greenhouse gases by 25% by 2009 and by 50% by 2034.	EEP, FIN

HB 513	RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. Requires the public utilities commission to monetize external costs, e.g. environmental costs, associated with electricity generation. Requires the use of external costs when evaluating resource options and public need and necessity in commission proceedings.	EEP, CPC

HB 1216	RELATING TO AN ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM TAX CREDIT. Provides a tax credit for the cost of energy storage systems installed for the storage of electricity or another useful energy product created by electricity in order to shift electric load to off-peak periods.	EEP, FIN

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		________________________________________ Rep. Hermina Morita Chair