HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

Rep. Della Au Belatti	Rep. Faye P. Hanohano	Rep. John Mizuno	Rep. James Kunane Tokioka
Rep. Tom Brower	Rep. Sharon E. Har	Rep. Bob Nakasone	Rep. Karen Leinani Awana
Rep. Mele Carroll	Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay	Rep. Karl Rhoads	Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer
Rep. Pono Chong	Rep. Joey Manahan	Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III	Rep. Gene Ward, Ph.D.

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

DATE:

WEDNESDAY, April 4, 2007

TIME:

3:00 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 2

DECISION MAKING ONLY ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS PREVIOUSLY HEARD

HEARD ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, AGENDA # 4:

SB 1642

SD1

(HSCR1465)

RELATING TO LABOR.

Amending section 89-9(d), Hawaii Revised Statutes, by clarifying that certain statutory actions shall not be used to invalidate collective bargaining agreements in effect on and after June 30, 2007, and such actions may be included in collective bargaining agreements.

LAB, FIN

HEARD ON FRIDAY, MARCH 30, AGENDA # 2:

SB 1718

HD1

(HSCR1319)

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR ELECTRICAL GENERATION ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI.

Authorizes special purpose revenue bonds to BlueEarth Maui Biodiesel, LLC, for construction of a biodiesel refinery on Maui.

EEP, FIN

HEARD ON FRIDAY, MARCH 30, AGENDA # 3:

SB 1612

SD2, HD1

(HSCR1437)

RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

Requires the Department of Health to adopt reporting and verification of statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to monitor and enforce compliance. Requires adoption of a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions levels in 1990 to be achieved by 2020. Requires the adoption of rules to achieve the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective greenhouse gas emission reductions. Authorizes the adoption of market-based compliance mechanisms.

EEP, FIN

HEARD ON MONDAY, APRIL 2, AGENDA # 4:

SB 1093

SD2

(HSCR1415)

RELATING TO OCEAN HEALTH CONSENSUS.

Appropriates funds for the center for conservation research and training at the University of Hawaii to develop and implement an ocean health consensus project to build community based consensus in Hawaii for managing ocean ecosystem resources.

WLH, FIN

HEARD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 3, AGENDA # 3:

SB 1060

SD1, HD1

(HSCR1441)

RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW.

Amends workers' compensation law, including limiting an employer's ability to terminate benefits, authorizing the recovery of attorney's fees and costs by the injured employee, specifying procedures for medical examinations by the employer's physician, establishing fines for violations, requiring the reporting of denials of claims and relevant information, and further restricting the director of labor and industrial relations' rulemaking authority.

LAB, CPC, FIN

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair