THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

TIME:

9:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 211

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective committees:

 

HB 1050, SD1

      (SSCR3019)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO INTERISLAND MOVEMENT OF INVASIVE SPECIES.

Mandates the Department of Agriculture and the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to perform specified tasks to address the interisland spread of invasive species.  Requires annual reports.  Makes appropriations.  (SD1)

 

EET/WLA, WAM

HB 1684, HD2, SD1

      (SSCR3124)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY.

Exempts the operations of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority from the fifteen-year limit for concessions or space on public property.  Takes effect 7/1/2030.  (SD1)

 

EET/GVO, WAM

HB 1752, HD1

      (SSCR2932)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES.

Appropriates general revenue for one full-time equivalent position as grant administrative support personnel in the office of community services for fiscal year 2016-2017.  (HB1752 HD1)

 

JDL, WAM

HB 2219, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR3018)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO INNOVATION BUSINESS INTERACTION.

Establishes the impact loan fund of Hawaii (HI-impact) loan program in the High Technology Development Corporation to support dual-use technology small businesses.  Establishes the HI-impact special fund.  Appropriates funds.  (SD1)

 

EET, WAM

HB 2289, HD2

      (SSCR3116)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Amends the eligible uses of community-based economic development grants to include technical assistance.  Amends grant eligibility criteria.  Reduces the size of community-based economic development advisory council.  Appropriates funds.  (HB2289 HD2)

 

EET, WAM

HB 2416

      (SSCR3068)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Repeals chapter 201N, HRS, relating to the REFSP.  Deposits proceeds in the renewable energy facility siting special fund into the general fund.

 

TRE, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision making meeting only, no oral testimony will be accepted.

 

Persons wishing to submit written testimony may do so up to 24 hours prior to the hearing.

 

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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 Jill N. Tokuda

Chair