THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator J. Kalani English, Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010

DATE:	Thursday, February 4, 2010
TIME:	2:45 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB 2357 Testimony Status	RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Establishes renewable portfolio standards for natural gas utility companies with oversight by Public Utilities Commission.  Defines "natural gas" and "natural gas utility company".  Requires DLNR to work with natural gas utility companies on planning and permitting processes to expedite renewable energy resource development.	ENE, CPN
SB 2818 Testimony Status	RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Transfers the office of environmental quality control and the environmental council from the department of health to the department of land and natural resources; reduces the membership of the environmental council from 15 to 7; establishes the environmental review special fund; revises the environmental assessment and environmental impact statement process to create a more streamlined, transparent, and consistent process.	ENE/WTL, WAM [Measure added 02-02-10]
SB 2275 Testimony Status	RELATING TO ARCHITECTURAL PAINT. Establishes a pilot program to require producers of architectural paint sold in this State to establish or join a stewardship organization to implement an architectural paint stewardship program that provides for the collection, transportation, and processing of post-consumer architectural paint.  Provides for oversight by the office of environmental quality control. Establishes the product stewardship fund to offset administrative costs.	ENE, WAM [Measure added 02-02-10]
SB 2356 Testimony Status	RELATING TO LEAF BLOWERS. Prohibits the use of gas power leaf blowers; prohibits the use of leaf blowers on or near residential zones, except within allowed time periods; prohibits leaf blowing operations from blowing debris onto adjacent property without permission.	ENE, JGO [Measure added 02-02-10]
SB 2361 Testimony Status	RELATING TO WASTE STREAM REDUCTION. Requires telephone directories to be distributed only to persons who have signed a written authorization to receive the directory.	ENE, CPN/JGO [Measure added 02-02-10]
SB 2360 Testimony Status	RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM. Amends the definition of "deposit beverage" to include wine and hard spirits.	ENE, WAM [Measure added 02-02-10]
SB 2420 Testimony Status	RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM. Removes the exemption for dietary supplements from the deposit beverage container program.	ENE, WAM [Measure added 02-02-10]
SB 2559 Testimony Status	RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Requires retailers in the State to distribute only recyclable, reusable, or biodegradable checkout bags.	ENE, JGO [Measure added 02-02-10]

No testimony will be accepted.

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