HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rep. Hermina M. Morita, Chair

Rep. Mele Carroll, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu

Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, OCEAN RESOURCES & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Rep. Ken Ito, Chair

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Rep. Hermina M. Morita

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 14, 2008

TIME:

10:00 am

PLACE:

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on January 29 and 31 and February 5, 7 and 12.

 

HB 2919

 

 

RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL.

Prohibits cruise ships from burning bunker fuel as an air pollutant within five miles of Nawiliwili harbor; defines bunker fuel oil.

 

EEP, TRN/TAC

HB 2504

 

RELATING TO LIGHTING.

Phases-out and bans the use of lighting products with lead and high mercury content; establishes a statewide lighting efficiency standard for general purpose lights; directs the Department of Health to develop a statewide recycling program for recycling mercury-containing compact florescent bulbs.

 

EEP, FIN

HB 2505

 

 

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Establishes a renewable energy facilitator position with DBEDT.

 

EEP, FIN

HB 3444

 

 

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Establishes the energy security special fund and the energy security tax and appropriates moneys.  Effective 7/1/08.

 

EEP, FIN

HB 2550

 

 

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Increases the total rated generating capacity produced by eligible customer-generators.  Increases the maximum capacity of an eligible customer-generator.  Requires the public utilities commission to adopt rules that incorporate best practices interconnection standards.

 

EEP, CPC

HB 3181

 

 

RELATING TO ENDANGERED SPECIES.

Authorizes the development and use of programmatic safe harbor agreements and programmatic habitat conservation plans that cover multiple landowners or a class of landowners and over a wide area or region.

 

WLH/EEP, FIN

 

 

 

 

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For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-8435.

 

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Rep. Ken Ito

Chair

 

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Rep. Hermina Morita

Chair