THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator J. Kalani English, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, INTERNATIONAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

Senator J. Kalani English, Chair

Senator Mike Gabbard, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, March 19, 2009

TIME:

2:45 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 1807, HD1

        (HSCR862)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO WATER QUALITY.

Authorizes the director health to use federal moneys from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to fund drinking water and wastewater infrastructure programs.

 

ENE/TIA, WAM

HB 640, HD1

        (HSCR691)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.

Exempts from the purview of Chapter 343, HRS, the environmental review law, primary actions that require a ministerial permit, that involve secondary actions relating to infrastructure development within public right-of-ways that have no significant effect on the environment. (HB640 HD1)

 

ENE/TIA, JGO

HB 574, HD2

        (HSCR850)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM.

Extends the reverse vending machine rebate program and increases the financial incentives.  Appropriates moneys to the counties to plan and operate county recycling programs.  (HB574 HD2)

 

ENE/TIA, WAM

HB 590, HD1

        (HSCR684)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES.

Sets a time limit for the filing of the diligence report with the energy resources coordinator; allows the energy resources coordinator to deem a permit approved if no further action or processing is reported by the permitting agency within seventeen months of the completed application. (HB590 HD1)

 

ENE/TIA, JGO (Measure added

03-16-09)

HB 589, HD1

        (HSCR683)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES.

Exempts renewable energy projects from subdivision  requirements; defines "subdivision requirements"; requires agencies to accept instruments for recording and filing.  (HB589 HD1)

 

ENE/TIA, WTL (Measure added

03-16-09)

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:

 

·         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.

 

·         By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

·         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.

 

Please note:  If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 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 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 J. Kalani English

Chair

 

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Senator Mike Gabbard

Chair