THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011
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COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT |
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Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair |
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Senator J. Kalani English, Vice Chair |
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COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION |
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 3, 2011 |
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TIME: |
2:45 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
ENE/CPN
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RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL ENERGY DEVICES. Directs the public utilities commission to implement an on-bill financing program for residential electric utility consumers to finance purchases of energy efficient or renewable energy devices and systems through their regular electric utility bills.
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ENE/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. Allows the public utilities commission (PUC) to consider the benefits of capital improvements for renewable energy and energy efficiency despite the short-term expense. Requires the PUC to consider the need to reduce the State's reliance on fossil fuels.
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ENE/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY. Requires the public utilities commission to establish an energy efficiency credit program that will maximize cost-effective energy efficiency programs and technologies.
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ENE/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INCOME TAX CREDIT. Allows insurers to claim the renewable energy technologies income tax credit against taxes on premiums received for insurance policies within the State.
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ENE/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO WASTE. Requires retailers of compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs to post signs with certain information by 1/1/2012. Requires manufacturers of CFL bulbs to manage their CFL bulb waste by 1/1/2012 and submit a waste management plan by 1/1/2012. Requires DOH to provide guidance for the plan.
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ENE/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. Requires distributors of yellow pages phone books to register with the department of health; creates an opt-out registry for residents and businesses to elect to not receive delivery of yellow pages phone books; requires that all yellow pages phone books be recyclable; creates penalties for non-compliance.
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ENE/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM. Requires certain retail dealers with more than seventy-five thousand square feet of interior space to operate redemption centers within one year of a governor's publication of a notice declaring that the statewide redemption rate for the preceding eight quarters has fallen below 75%. If the redemption rate falls below 75% in subsequent measurement periods, then larger retailers are required to resume operating redemption centers within six months of the governor's publication notice.
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ENE/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST PACIFIC POWER AND WATER COMPANY, INC. Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds in an amount not exceeding $25,000,000 to assist Pacific Power and Water Company, Inc., with the planning, permitting, designing, construction, equipping, and operating of hydropower facilities throughout the State.
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ENE/CPN, WAM |
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RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL ENERGY. Creates a geothermal energy pilot program that shall terminate no later than 12/1/2020. Creates an electric credit for consumers of electricity generated by geothermal energy.
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ENE/CPN, WAM |
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CPN/ENE |
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RELATING TO GASOLINE. Repeals the ten per cent ethanol by volume requirement for gasoline sold in Hawaii for use in motor vehicles.
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CPN/ENE, WAM |
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RELATING TO ENERGY. Establishes the Hawaii Electricity Reliability Council to develop and implement grid reliability and interconnection standards.
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CPN/ENE, WAM |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at ENETestimony@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: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 201, State Capitol.
· By fax: Testimony 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 testimony 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.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6830.
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________________________________________ Senator Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator Mike Gabbard Chair |
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