THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair
Senator Russell E. Ruderman, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2014

DATE:	Tuesday, February 11, 2014
TIME:	2:45 PM
PLACE:	Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB2656 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO THE MODERNIZATION OF THE HAWAII ELECTRIC SYSTEM. Requires the public utilities commission to adopt rules for improved accessibility to connect to the Hawaii electric system for any person, business, or entity on the Hawaii electric system.  Requires the commission to initiate a proceeding no later than July 1, 2014, to discuss upgrades to the Hawaii electric system for anticipated growth of customer generation.	ENE/CPN, WAM
SB2933 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO ENERGY STORAGE. Establishes an energy storage tax credit for utility scale renewable energy storage property.	ENE, WAM [Measure added on 2/4/2014]
SB2662 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE LAND. Requires agreements to purchase geothermal and nonfossil fuel generated electricity to contain provisions that provide independent power producers with compensation for excessive curtailment.	ENE, CPN [Measure added on 2/4/2014]
SB2764 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES. Expands eligible business activity in the state enterprise zones to include the development of various types of renewable energy by sustainable business corporations, as defined in section 420D-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes.	EGH/ENE, WAM [Measure added on 2/5/2014]
SB2703 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING. Enables the production of air conditioning in an area or district from a seawater air conditioning cooling system to benefit as an "eligible business activity" under the State's enterprise zones program.	EGH/ENE, WAM [Measure added on 2/5/2014]
SB3027 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Allows the energy resources coordinator and governor to designate areas as energy zones.  Provides a state business tax credit to qualifying businesses in energy zones.	EGH/ENE, WAM [Measure added on 2/5/2014]

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.