HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rep. Hermina M. Morita, Chair

Rep. Denny Coffman, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Rida Cabanilla

Rep. Chris Lee

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Sylvia Luke

Rep. Pono Chong

Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

Rep. Ken Ito

 

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

TIME:

9:30a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard:

HB 2427

Status

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.

Changes the interval between revisions of county solid waste management plans from 5 to 10 years and as necessary.

 

EEP

HB 2451

Status

RELATING TO NET ZERO ENERGY BUILDING PERMITTING.

Requires priority state and county permitting for buildings that consume zero net energy and have no carbon emissions.

 

EEP, FIN

HB 2522

Status

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Exempts renewable energy systems of two megawatts or greater from the general excise tax on wholesale and retail transactions from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2015.

 

EEP, FIN

HB 2643

Status

RELATING TO CLEAN ENERGY BONDS.

Establishes a property assessed clean energy bond financing program for renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvements on residential and commercial properties, and authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance the program.

 

EEP, FIN

HB 2237

Status

RELATING TO RENEWABLE FUELS.

Amends the ethanol facility income tax credit to include other liquid biofuels, and to enable larger facilities to be eligible for the tax incentive.

 

EEP, FIN

HB 2922

Status

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE.

Prohibits the incineration or disposal of fluorescent and compact fluorescent light bulbs in landfills and waste-to-energy facilities in the State.

 

EEP, JUD

HB 2971

Status

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY SITING PROCESS.

Requires the energy resources coordinate to include representatives from the island where a renewable energy facility is proposed to be included in determining terms and conditions of permit plan.  Adds community benefits agreements as subject to determination by government agencies, applicant, and residents.

 

EEP, FIN

HB 2130

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Requires a marine terminal operator, rather than a distributor, to collect the environmental response tax from the owner of petroleum products at the time those products are received at the terminal.

 

EEP, FIN

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-8435 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 586-8435.

 

Selected meetings are broadcast live.  Check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the "Capitol TV" Web site at www.capitoltv.org OR call 550-8074.

 

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Hermina Morita

Chair