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

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2009

DATE:	Tuesday, March 24, 2009
TIME:	2:45 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Thursday, March 19, 2009)

HB 1051, HD1 Testimony	RELATING TO ENERGY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. Comprehensively addresses deficiencies in Hawaii's energy emergency preparedness statutes; Provides up-to-date policy guidance needed for consistency with current federal and state energy emergency and overall emergency management policies and plans, and to provide definitive guidance on critical energy data analyses functions.  Effective 01/01/2020.  (HB1051 HD1)	PSM/ENE, JGO
HB 36, HD1 Testimony	RELATING TO HEALTH. Changes the name of the Environmental Health Education Fund to the Sanitation and Environmental Health Fund and allows the Fund to be used for sanitation program activities.  (HB36 HD1)	ENE, WAM
HB 1663, HD1 Testimony	RELATING TO TARO SECURITY. Prohibits the development, testing, propagation, release, importation, planting, or growing of genetically modified Hawaiian taro in the state.  Prohibits certain activities related to genetically modified non-Hawaiian taro. (HB1663 HD1)	ENE, WTL
	(Deferred from Monday, March 23, 2009)
HB 986, HD1 Testimony	RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. Requires construction and renovation of public school facilities to meet the Collaborative for High Performance Schools standards.  Requires replacement of old portable buildings with high performance classrooms.  Also requires prioritization of public school facilities projects in accordance with certain criteria.  (HB986 HD1)	EDH/ENE, WAM [Measure added 03-23-09]

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6830.