HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rep. Hermina M. Morita, Chair

Rep. Cindy Evans, Vice Chair

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

COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION & COMMERCE

Rep. Robert N. Herkes, Chair

Rep. Brian Schatz, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell	Rep. Alex M. Sonson
Rep. Ken Ito	Rep. Joseph M. Souki
Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho	Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto
Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu	Rep. Bud Stonebraker
Rep. Hermina M. Morita

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Rep. Sylvia Luke, Chair

Rep. Blake K. Oshiro, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirk Caldwell	Rep. Alex M. Sonson
Rep. Ezra R. Kanoho	Rep. Joseph M. Souki
Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu	Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto
Rep. Hermina M. Morita	Rep. Cynthia Thielen

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Thursday, March 23, 2006
TIME:	9:00 a.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 312 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 3186 SD2

Proposed HD1

(Copies available in Room 314)

RELATING TO ENERGY.

(1) Adds Singapore spot daily price in determination of baseline price, with lowest three of the four average weekly geographic prices averaged for State baseline; (2) in event of a holiday or holidays, requires PUC to use average of remaining business days of the prior week; (3) removes the location adjustment factor; (4) reduces the marketing margin factor to 14 cents; (5) allocates different percentages of zone price adjustments and allocation of zone price adjustments on a zone by zone basis; (7) establishes (a) petroleum industry monitoring, analysis and reporting special fund; (b) petroleum industry information reporting system; and (c) unfair practices by petroleum industry; (8) suspends enforcement of gasoline pricing program by PUC as of 7/1/06; and (9) repeals gasoline pricing program 1/1/08. (HD1)

EEP/CPC/JUD, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 45 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE EEP COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 311, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY ALSO BE FAXED IF LESS THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

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________________________________________ Rep. Robert N. Herkes Chair		________________________________________ Rep. Hermina Morita Chair
		________________________________________ Rep. Sylvia Luke Chair