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

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Tuesday, March 14, 2006
TIME:	9:15 a.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 312 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 2049 SD1	RELATING TO DERELICT VEHICLE. Amends the derelict vehicle law to delete from the criteria of derelict vehicle those vehicles that are ten years or older. (SD1)	EEP, JUD, FIN

SB 2357	RELATING TO SECTION 13 OF ACT 380, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1997. Removes the sunset date (07/01/07) on the use of new safe harbor agreements, habitat conservation plans, and incidental take licenses as recovery options for conserving and protecting the State's endangered species.	EEP, JUD, FIN

SB 3182	RELATING TO GASOLINE. Requires a phased reduction of methyl tertiary-butyl ether in gasoline sold or imported in the State with levels no greater that .15 volume per cent by 1/1/09; eff. on approval. (SD1)	EEP, CPC/JUD, FIN

SB 2679 SD1 Proposed HD1 (Copies available in Rm. 314)	RELATING TO HAZARDOUS WASTE. Regulates the use of hazardous wastes in animal feed, fertilizers, soil amendments, agricultural minerals, and auxiliary soil and plant substances. Also requires the Department of Health to establish a labeling program that establishes more stringent standards than the Environmental Protection Agency and the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials, and limits imports of waste-derived products to those that meet the more stringent standards (HD1).	EEP, JUD, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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		________________________________________ Rep. Hermina Morita Chair