THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator Gil Riviere, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 6, 2017

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 224

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 237

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO BIOFUELS.

Requires the department of agriculture to establish a two-year advanced biofuels pilot project to expand the use of biofuels in achieving the goal of 100 percent clean energy dependence by 2045.  Requires a report to the legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2019.  Makes an appropriation.

 

AEN/TRE, WAM

SB 433

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Amends the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to allocate a portion of the proceeds to the Hawaii agricultural development revolving fund.  Directs funds deposited into the Hawaii agricultural development revolving fund through the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to be expended to acquire agricultural land and to assist with food sustainability.

 

AEN/TRE, WAM

SB 1017

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING.

Repeals the law relating to exemption for vehicles designated as farm use only as set forth in section 286-208, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

 

TRE/AEN, JDL

SB 1083

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE FUEL TAX.

Requires every retail dealer to conspicuously post a tax rate decal on each pump owned or leased by the retail dealer that displays the current federal fuel tax, state fuel tax, each county's fuel tax, and state license tax assessed on a gallon of gasoline and other liquid fuel sold at the pump.  Establishes the tax rate decal special fund to be administered by the department of agriculture.  Provides a penalty.  Makes appropriation.  Takes effect on January 1, 2018.

 

TRE/AEN, CPH/WAM

 

 

 

 

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 Lorraine R. Inouye

Chair

 

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Senator Mike Gabbard

Chair