THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Ron Menor, Chair

Senator Gary L. Hooser, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008

DATE:	Thursday, March 27, 2008
TIME:	2:45 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 414 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Thursday, March 20, 2008)

HB 2502, HD2 Testimony	RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY. Makes solar energy facilities a permitted use in the agricultural district on class D or E land.  (HB2502 HD2)	AHW/ENE
HB 2503, HD1 Testimony	RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS. Permits the use of lands in agricultural land use districts to be used for agricultural-energy facilities provided that the primary activity of the agricultural-energy enterprise is agricultural activity. (HB2503 HD1)	AHW/ENE
HB 2517, HD1 Testimony	RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Allows the Department of Agriculture to regulate or prohibit the sale of specific plants on the restricted list.  Prohibits the sale of noxious weeds, provided that noxious weeds may be imported only for research, by permit. (HB2517 HD1)	AHW/ENE
HB 3179 Testimony	RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCER. Amends the definition of "renewable energy producer" to include growers and producers of organic materials used primarily for the production of biofuels or other fuels, so that they will be eligible for direct leases of public land.	ENE/AHW

(The Committee on AHW will be holding its decision making on Monday, March 24, 2008 in room 229 at 1:30 p.m.)

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6740.