HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2010
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COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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Rep. Hermina M. Morita, Chair |
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Rep. Denny Coffman, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Rida Cabanilla |
Rep. Chris Lee |
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Rep. Jerry L. Chang |
Rep. Sylvia Luke |
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Rep. Pono Chong |
Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III |
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Rep. Sharon E. Har |
Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching |
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Rep. Robert N. Herkes |
Rep. Cynthia Thielen |
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Rep. Ken Ito |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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10:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE PRODUCTS. Adds the Design for the Environment Program of the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a program whose approved cleaning and maintenance products will be given first preference by public schools in the purchase and use of environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products. (SB2709 HD1)
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EDN, EEP, FIN |
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Requires electric utilities to compensate net metering surplus customer-generators for excess electricity at the end of the twelve-month period; increases customer-generator capacity to two megawatts; permits existing net-metered customers to remain with the net metering program regardless of available alternatives; increases the total allowable generating capacity produced by customer-generators to 15% of that distribution feeder's penetration level or the penetration level that triggers additional technical study, as determined by the PUC, whichever is higher; increases the maximum number of kilowatts a customer-generator system may have before public utilities commission approval for safety and performance standards is required; directs the PUC to determine the net surplus compensation rate. Effective 7/1/50. (SD2)
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
DECISION MAKING ONLY
The following measure(s) were previously heard on 3-11-10 and no additional testimony will be accepted.
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Proposed HD Provides a general excise tax exemption for nonprofit organizations that install renewable energy technology systems.
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Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee the comments are directed to;
· The date and time of the hearing;
· Measure number; and
· The number of copies the Committee is requesting.
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Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: 2 copies (including an original) to Room 317 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-9608(for Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islanders without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web);
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WEB: For comments less than 4MB in size, transmit from the Web page at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
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________________________________________ Rep. Hermina Morita Chair |
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