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

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

TIME:

2:45 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2287

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Provides eligible customer-generators with the option to maintain existing net metering contracts even if the public utilities commission establishes alternative mechanisms for crediting or otherwise compensating eligible customer-generators for exported power.

 

ENE, CPN

SB 2966

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Increases allowable maximum customer-generator capacity for net metered systems to two megawatts if the generating facility is sited on property owned or controlled by the State of Hawaii.  Increases allowable maximum customer-generator capacity for net metered systems to one megawatt for all other systems. 

 

ENE, CPN

SB 2981

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Requires the PUC to direct electric utilities to place special emphasis on utilizing renewable energy sources when crafting integrated resource plans.

 

ENE, CPN

SB 2291

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SOLAR ENERGY.

Allows owners of condominium units in condominium structures no more than three stories in height to place a solar energy device on the roof directly above the condominium unit, subject to conditions.

 

ENE, CPN

SB 2986

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Repeals the sunset provision relating to the tax on naphtha fuel sold for use in a power-generating facility.

 

ENE, WAM

SB 2824

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM.

Removes the exemption for dietary supplements from the deposit beverage container program.

 

ENE, WAM

SB 3044

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO STATE MARINE WATERS.

Requires an applicant for a lease of state marine waters to submit an application containing an environmental impact statement for commercial leases or an environmental assessment for non-commercial leases.

 

ENE, WLH

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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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.

 

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Senator Mike Gabbard

Chair