Hawaii State Legislature
2006 Legislative Session

HB786 HD2

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Measure Title: RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
Report Title: Renewable Energy Electric Generation Cooperatives
Description: Provides for the organization of renewable energy cooperatives to generate, transmit, and sell electricity to their membership. Authorizes issuance of revenue bonds to finance costs related to constructing, upgrading, and acquiring transmission facilities. Exempts cooperatives from Public Utilities Commission regulation, except for interconnection agreements. Effective date July 1, 2099. (HB786 HD2)
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): THIELEN, BERG, CHANG, EVANS, MORITA, PINE, SCHATZ
Current Referral:EEP, CPC, FIN

Date Status Text
1/25/2005HPending introduction.
1/26/2005HIntroduced and Pass First Reading
1/31/2005HReferred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 7
2/2/2005HBill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-08-05 at 8:30 am in House conference room 312.
2/8/2005HThe committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Morita, Evans, Berg, Carroll, Schatz, Waters, Pine, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Kanoho.
2/10/2005HReported from the committee on EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 141) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on CPC.
2/11/2005HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting no and Representative(s) Herkes, Morita, Souki, Takamine excused.
2/11/2005HBill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday, 02-14-05 at 2:00 pm in House conference room 325.
2/14/2005HThe committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Hiraki, Schatz, Herkes, Ito, Kanoho, Morita, Sonson, Souki; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Caldwell, Saiki, Marumoto, Stonebraker.
2/17/2005HReported from the committee on CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 413) as amended in (HD 2), recommending referral to the committee on FIN.
2/18/2005HReport adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in (HD 2) with none voting no and Representative(s) Souki, Takumi excused.
12/2/2005 10:33:22 AMDCarried over to 2006 Regular Session

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment