HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Karen Leinani Awana

Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III

Rep. Tom Brower

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Isaac W. Choy

Rep. Jessica Wooley

Rep. Denny Coffman

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine

Rep. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran

Rep. Gene Ward

Rep. Chris Lee

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Friday, February 27, 2009

TIME:

10:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A  # 1

 

HB 242

(HSCR34)

Status

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Appropriates funds for the expansion of value-added agricultural operations at the Del Monte and Maui community college facilities.

 

AGR, FIN

HB 1433, HD1

(HSCR348)

Status

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.

Establishes fines for failing to pay, bill, or remit the inspection, quarantine and eradication fee.  Exempts liquid bulk freight and cement bulk freight from the fee.

 

AGR/TRN, FIN

HB 318

(HSCR349)

Status

RELATING TO VOG.

Requires the Department of Agriculture to work with the University of Hawaii, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, to determine best methods of vog treatment and research vog-resistant varieties of plants; appropriates funding.

 

AGR/HED, FIN

HB 1364

(HSCR199)

Status

RELATING TO THE BUDGET.

Requires the governor or the director of finance to report restrictions of appropriations to the legislature.

 

LMG, FIN

HB 983

(HSCR274)

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the director of transportation to conduct a statewide pupil travel evaluation to study how students get to school and to use that information to award federal grants for school-based workshops and community planning that will reduce traffic congestion, encourage walking and bicycling, and increase health and safety.  Requires the director of transportation to streamline the grant application process.  Requires annual reports

 

TRN, EDN, FIN

HB 1518

(HSCR565)

Status

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Authorizes motor vehicle towing companies to add the general excise tax to the fees charged to the owner of a motor vehicle left unattended on private or public property.

 

TRN, JUD, FIN

HB 981, HD1

(HSCR617)

Status

RELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY.

Makes amendments to Act 171, Session Laws of Hawaii 2008, reflecting recommendations of Ignition Interlock Implementation Task Force.

 

TRN, JUD, FIN

 

 

 

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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair