THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Ron Menor, Chair

Senator Gary L. Hooser, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Tuesday, February 13, 2007
TIME:	2:45 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 414 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 1066

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Establishes a fee for the inspection of invasive species at state ports of entry.  Establishes the invasive species inspection, quarantine, and eradication fund.

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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 20 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 208, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing.   At the top of your testimony, please include your name, position/title, organization, contact information, the hearing date, bill name, bill title, your position on the measure (support, oppose, comments, amendments), and committee to which your testimony should be referred. Please submit separate testimony for each bill on which you are testifying. Please submit your testimony on one side of an 8½x11-inch paper with 1-inch margins. E-mail testimony will not be accepted at the office. However, e-mail testimony for the bills scheduled in the above agenda may be sent to the Public Access Room at testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov.  Or testimony may 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 586-6740.

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Senator Ron Menor

Chair