HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Pono Chong

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Mark S. Moses

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Kymberly Pine

Rep. Kameo Tanaka

Rep. Anne V. Stevens

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

DATE:

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2006

TIME:

5:02 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 7

DECISION MAKING ONLY ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD

 

HEARD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, AGENDA # 1:

 

HB 3222

HD1

(HSCR593-06)

RELATING TO ENERGY.

(1) Establishes the Hawaii renewable hydrogen program to manage the State's transition to a renewable hydrogen economy; (2) establishes the hydrogen investment capital special fund to seed private and federal projects for the deployment of hydrogen systems; (3) directs DBEDT, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, and NELHA to design a distributed energy storage microgrid to transport energy to NELHA; (4) directs PUC to regulate the microgrid; and (5) appropriates funds for the program and special fund.

EEP, CPC, FIN
     

HEARD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, AGENDA # 2:

HB 3056

HD1

(HSCR324-06)

RELATING TO KAWAI NUI MARSH.

Requires the City and County of Honolulu to transfer to the State a parcel of pristine wetlands known as Kawai Nui Marsh effective September 1, 2006; transfers another parcel of Kawai Nui Marsh to the State.

WLO, FIN

 

 

 

 

HEARD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, AGENDA # 6:

HB 2566

(HSCR302-06)

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Establishes the Kakaako Affordable Housing Development Program and the Kakaako Affordable Housing Development Fund to provide incentives for developers building or rehabilitating affordable housing units in Kakaako over the next five years. Appropriates $60,000,000. Sunsets June 30, 2011.

HSG/WLO, FIN

HB 2991

HD2

(HSCR589-06)

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to not-for-profit private organizations for the development of qualified low- and moderate-income housing projects. Effective date July 1, 2096.

HSG, JUD, FIN

HB 2992

HD1

(HSCR588-06)

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Proposes constitutional amendment to authorize the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist not-for-profit private organizations in the development of low and moderateincome housing.

HSG, JUD, FIN

HB 3202

(HSCR561-06)

RELATING TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

Authorizes the counties to adopt inclusionary requirements in residential housing developments.

HSG/WLO, FIN
     

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Rep. Dwight Takamine

Chair