THE SENATE

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2019

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator Russell E. Ruderman, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair

Senator Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER AND LAND

Senator Kaiali‘i Kahele, Chair

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 11, 2019

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 521

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

Requires counties to collect and dispose plastic marine debris and to report to the legislature.  Appropriates funds.

 

AEN/PSM/WTL, WAM

SB 914

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LAND DEVELOPMENT.

Requires the Department of Land and Natural Resources to allocate ten percent of revenues collected from commercial properties within the Banyan Drive redevelopment area to the Banyan Drive Hawaii Redevelopment Agency.  Appropriates funds to the Agency for conducting environmental impact and other studies that are necessary to complete the Agency's redevelopment plan for the Banyan Drive redevelopment area.  Requires matching funds from the County of Hawaii.

 

WTL/PSM/AEN, WAM

SB 831

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO URBAN AGRICULTURE.

Requires the counties to incorporate urban agriculture principles and policies in land use planning.

 

PSM/WTL/AEN

SB 1054

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PLANNING.

Requires the State and counties to incorporate predictions of sea level rise and other climate change hazards and mitigation opportunities into applicable plans, strategies, and mapping. Requires the public utilities commission to consider the findings in the Hawaii Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report.  Requires each county to participate in the community rating system developed by the National Flood Insurance Program.

 

PSM/AEN/WTL, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

 

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 Clarence K. Nishihara

Chair

 

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Senator Mike Gabbard

Chair

 

 

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Senator Kaiali'i Kahele

Chair