THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AND AGRICULTURE

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Chair

Senator Gary L. Hooser, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Senator J. Kalani English, Chair

Senator Russell S. Kokubun, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON MEDIA, ARTS, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair

Senator David Y. Ige, Vice Chair

 

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Friday, February 10, 2006

TIME:

1:15 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 212

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

WLA/EIA

    

SB 2484

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR VOG MONITORING STATIONS.

Appropriates funds out of the general revenues to install vog-monitoring stations at Mountain View and Pahala on the island of Hawaii.

WLA/EIA, WAM

SB 2480

RELATING TO WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT.

Appropriates funds for a feasibility study for a wastewater treatment facility for the Kapoho Vacationland Estates and Farmlots and public restrooms at the Wai O Pae Marine Life Conservation District.

WLA/EIA, WAM

SB 3169

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING PROJECTS ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU.

Authorizes issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning LLC for the purpose of planning, designing, and constructing a seawater air conditioning district cooling system in Waikiki.

WLA/EIA, WAM

EIA/WLA

    

SB 3188

RELATING TO ENERGY MARKET COMPETITION AND CONSUMERS.

Provides tax credit to encourage development of fuel handling facilities on neighbor islands; provides temporary waiver of wharfage fees for qualified fuel handling facility.

EIA/WLA, WAM

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.

EIA/WLA, JHW

SB 3179

RELATING TO FERTILIZER.

Regulates the sale, distribution, and use of fertilizers, soil amendments, and liming materials in the State.

EIA/WLA, CPH

WLA only

    

SB 2486

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.

Adds 4 senators, one from each county, and 4 representatives, one from each county, to membership of the invasive species council; places council under department of land and natural resources; repeals sunset date of Act 85, SLH 2003.

WLA, TGO

SB 2417

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ERADICATE AND CONTROL THE COQUI FROG.

Makes an appropriation to eradicate and control the coqui frog.

WLA, WAM

SB 3077

RELATING TO CONSERVATION.

Creates a legacy land conservation commission to assist DLNR and BLNR in administering the land conservation fund; establishes criteria for prioritizing land and easement acquisitions with moneys in the fund.

WLA, WAM

SB 3084

RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY.

Clarifies the appraisal process for state acquisitions of real property.

WLA, WAM

SB 2575

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY OF THE WAIANAE COAST OCEAN AREA.

Appropriates funds for a baseline environmental study of the Waianae Coast ocean area in accordance with Act 6, Special Session Laws of Hawaii, 2005.

WLA, WAM

SB 3147

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF WAIMEA VALLEY, OAHU.

Makes an appropriation for the purchase of Waimea valley, Oahu.

WLA, WAM

SB 3037

RELATING TO RELIEF OF MANOA FLOOD VICTIMS.

Provides a one-time nonrefundable tax credit to victims of the Manoa flood of October 2004.

WLA, WAM

SB 2495

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PLUG AND ABANDON THE EXPLORATORY GEOTHERMAL WELL IN WAO KELE O PUNA.

Makes appropriation from Special Land and Development Fund to permanently plug the exploratory geothermal well in Wao Kele o Puna.

WLA, WAM

SB 2111

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR KAIAKA BAY.

Appropriates money to match federal funds for an Army Corps of Engineers flood project in the Kaiaka Bay watershed on the island of Oahu.

WLA, WAM

SB 2753

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE EAST KAUAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM.

Appropriates funds for the continued operation and maintenance of the east Kauai irrigation system.

WLA, WAM

SB 3264

RELATING TO THE AHIHI-KINAU NATURAL AREA RESERVE MANAGEMENT PLAN.

Directs BLNR to review and adopt the Ahihi-Kinau Natural area Reserve Management Plan; makes an appropriation for the implementation of the plan.

WLA, WAM

WLA/MAT

    

SB 3081

RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Extends the time allowed to acquire the lands designated as part of the South Kona wilderness area on the island of Hawaii from 12/31/06 to 12/31/07.

WLA/MAT, WAM

MAT/WLA

    

SB 3176

RELATING TO BURIAL SITES.

Requires the department of land and natural resources to map burial sites that are inadvertently discovered using a global positioning system device and record the location of the burial site and the site to which the remains are reinterred, if any.

MAT/WLA, JHW

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 213, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6760

 

 

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Senator J. Kalani English

Chair

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Senator Russell S. Kokubun

Chair

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Senator Carol Fukunaga

Chair