THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT |
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Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair |
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Senator J. Kalani English, Vice Chair |
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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY |
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Senator Carol Fukunaga, Chair |
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 |
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TIME: |
3:00 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Establishes a division of renewable energy in the department of business, economic development, and tourism to coordinate and promote renewable energy initiatives; and establishes a renewable energy business investment earned income tax credit.
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ENE/EDT, WAM |
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RELATING TO ENERGY INDEPENDENCE. Directs the energy resources coordinator to establish a government-industry consortium for funding, research, and development of renewable energy resources.
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ENE/EDT, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. Exempts NELHA sales of electricity generated from renewable energy sources from regulation by the public utilities commission when those sales are made to users located on adjacent property that is under lease from the State.
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ENE/EDT, CPN |
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RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. Moves natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority to the department of budget and finance for administrative purposes. Expands the number of directors for NELHA to thirteen. Modifies appointment process for directors. Removes requirement that chairperson and secretary of the research advisory committee serve as directors.
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ENE/EDT, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 201, State Capitol.
· By fax: 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 which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at ENETestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
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 586-6830.
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________________________________________ Senator Carol Fukunaga Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator Mike Gabbard Chair |
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