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 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

TIME:

2:45pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

 

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

SB 2858

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO RETAIL WHEELING.

Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish policies and procedures related to retail wheeling to enable independent power producers to sell electricity directly to end users.

 

ENE, CPN

[Measure added 02-04-10]

SB 2555

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO ELECTRICITY USAGE.

Requires the public utilities commission to adopt rules that will enable government entities to purchase electricity in bulk electrical loads; authorizes government entities that purchase electricity in bulk electrical loads to contract with renewable energy producers.

 

ENE, CPN

[Measure added 02-04-10]

SB 2421

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Authorizes DLNR rules to allow renewable energy facilities in state conservation districts.

 

ENE, WTL

[Measure added 02-04-10]

SB 2413

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Expands eligible business activity in the State enterprise zones to include the development or production of various types of renewable energy.

 

EDT/ENE, WAM

[Measure added 02-05-10]

 

 

 

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

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