THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013
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Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair |
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Senator Brickwood Galuteria, Vice Chair |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, February 14, 2013 |
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9:00am |
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Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A M E N D E D A G E N D A
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RELATING TO CABLE TELEVISION. Requires DCCA to allocate the revenues derived from any collected franchise fees to specific entities by specified percentages.
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CPN, WAM [Measure added on 2-11-13] |
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RELATING TO CREDIT CARDS. Prohibits retailers from imposing credit card surcharges in certain instances.
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RELATING TO FOOD. Requires businesses with customer card programs to notify customers in the event of a class I food, product and merchandise recall; makes a violation an unfair or deceptive act or practice.
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RELATING TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. Consolidates the submission of reports made by the Public Utilities Commission on a fiscal year basis to the Legislature within the Commission's annual report required under section 269-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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RELATING TO ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to examine all documents and other information and data deemed necessary for the review of power purchase agreements before the Commission, including financial records, projections, cost reports, and other material of third-party electricity producers seeking to sell power to a public utility under a power purchase agreement.
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RELATING TO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES. Directs the Public Utilities Commission and the Division of Consumer Advocacy to specifically consider the ownership structure and interests of an electric cooperative; and authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to waive or exempt an electric cooperative operating in the State from compliance with the provisions of chapter 269, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as well as any other applicable charters, franchises, rules, decisions, orders, or any other laws.
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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 Rosalyn H. Baker Chair |
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