THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair |
AMENDED NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 24, 2011 |
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TIME: |
11:00a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
The following measure(s) were previously heard by the Committees on: Energy and the Environment and Public Safety, Government operations and Military Affairs:
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Increases the net metering system size cap to two megawatts. Ensures that net metering contracts cannot be canceled with the introduction of new distributed generation energy procurement programs. (SD1)
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ENE, CPN |
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY. Exempts certain third party owners and operators of on-site solar heat and energy generating systems from regulation as public utilities by the public utilities commission. (SD1)
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ENE, CPN |
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RELATING TO RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS. Amends definition of "renewable electrical energy" to include, beginning 1/1/15, net electricity delivered from customer-sited, grid-connected renewable energy generation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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ENE, CPN |
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RELATING TO BIOFUELS. Modifies the renewable energy facility siting process to include biofuel production facilities and distribution infrastructure with capacity to produce or distribute one hundred thousand gallons or more of biofuel annually. (SD1)
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ENE, CPN |
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RELATING TO ENERGY. Establishes specific performance standards and mandates the use of cool roofs on all new residential and commercial construction in Hawaii beginning in 2012.
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ENE/PGM, CPN |
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RELATING TO ENERGY. Requires the public utilities commission to adopt rules and issue orders relating to intra-governmental wheeling and inter-governmental wheeling that enable renewable energy producers operating on public lands to sell electricity directly to governmental entities located on the same island. Authorizes public utilities to charge a transmission and distribution fee for both intra-governmental wheeling and inter-governmental wheeling. (SD1)
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ENE, CPN |
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RELATING TO PETROLEUM. Requires department of agriculture to adopt rules to require retail gas and diesel dealers to post the amount of federal, state, and local taxes paid on each gallon of fuel by 1/1/12.
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ENE, CPN |
NOTE: Decision making meeting. No verbal testimony will be taken, only written comments will be accepted.
NOTE: Persons wishing to comment should submit their comments in one of the following ways:
· By Email: Comments may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at CPNTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
· By Web: Comments may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· In person: 1 copy of their Comments to the committee clerk, Room 230, State Capitol.
· By fax: Comments may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to which committee the comments is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
[Please note: If you submit your
written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in
at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be
available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the
hearing ]
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