THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2012
COMMITTEE
ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair
Senator J. Kalani English, Vice-Chair
COMMITTEE
ON WATER, LAND, AND HOUSING
Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair
Senator Malama Solomon, Vice-Chair
MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
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DATE:
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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TIME:
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2:50 PM
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PLACE:
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Conference Room 225
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street
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DECISION MAKING ON THE
FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):
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SB2855
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY RULES FOR THREATS TO NATURAL RESOURCES
OR THE HEALTH OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
Broadens the conditions under which emergency rules may be adopted to include
instances of imminent threat to natural resources or the health of the
environment.
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ENE/WLH, JDL
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SB2277
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES.
Allows citizen suits to enforce certain conservation statutes, habitat
conservation plans, and safe harbor agreements against any person. Repeals
the prohibition on approval of issuance of new safe harbor agreements,
habitat conservation plans, and incidental take licenses after July 1, 2012.
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ENE/WLH, JDL
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SB3013
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Establishes a carbon credits program in the department of land and natural
resources. Requires the department to adopt rules for the sale and transfer
of carbon credits among public and private agencies to ensure land
conservation and reduced carbon emission standards.
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WLH/ENE, WAM
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SB2782
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
Appropriate funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the
immediate protection of priority watershed forests to replenish Hawaii's
water supplies and provide many other fundamental benefits to Hawaii's
environmental health.
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WLH/ENE, WAM
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SB2021
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO THE CLIMATE CHANGE TASK FORCE.
Establishes the climate change task force to assess the impacts of global
warming and climate change trends in the State and appropriates funds for the
task force.
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ENE/WLH, WAM
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SB2290
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO THE STATE BUILDING CODE.
Requires the state building code to include code provisions based on the
latest edition of the International Green Construction Code.
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ENE/PGM/WLH, WAM
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SB2271
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO WATER EFFICIENCY.
Requires the state building code to include code provisions based on the
latest edition of the International Green Construction Code Water Efficiency
Provisions.
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ENE/PGM/WLH, WAM
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SB3003
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES.
Differentiates between "geothermal resources exploration" and
"geothermal resources development" for purposes of mining leases
and exploration permits. Designates "geothermal resources
exploration" and "geothermal resources development" as
permitted uses in all state land use districts and conservation district zones.
Repeals geothermal resource subzone provisions under state land use law.
Exempts geothermal resources exploration from environmental assessment and
environmental impact statement requirement.
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ENE/WLH/PGM, CPN/WAM
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No testimony will be accepted.
FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and
measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both
underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the
agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6830.