THE SENATE

KA AHA KENEKOA

 

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2025

 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair

Senator Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025

 

DATE:

Thursday, April 3, 2025

TIME:

10:02AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 211 & Videoconference

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

TIMESLOT:

WAM

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

 

 

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A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

HB 974, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR1348)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Requires the Department of Budget and Finance to enter into step-in agreements for payment obligations arising under certain power purchase agreements.  Establishes the Power Purchase Costs Trust Fund.  Establishes that money collected from on-bill charges for power purchase agreements and money received from a surcharge supporting a reserve account that are deposited in the Trust Fund shall be held in trust by the State, and that independent power producers shall hold a beneficial interest in the moneys to the extent of the amounts owed under the covered power purchase agreements.  Appoints, authorizes, and empowers an electric utility to serve as the billing, collection, and payment agent of the Department of Budget and Finance in the service of performing step-in agreements.  (SD1)

 

EIG/CPN, WAM

HB 1007, HD2, SD1

      (SSCR1346)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

Part I:  Authorizes the Hawaii Community Development Authority to cooperate with or assist public and private sector entities to engage in projects that improve the State.  Establishes the Transit-oriented Development Infrastructure Improvement Program under the HCDA.  Repeals the Transit-oriented Development Infrastructure Improvement District and Board.  Authorizes the HCDA to issue bonds to finance the development of infrastructure outside of HCDA's community development districts.  Part II:  Establishes the Transit-Oriented Community Improvement Partnership within the HCDA.  Establishes the Community Improvement Special Fund.  Requires annual reports to the Legislature.  Appropriates funds into and out of the special fund for the Partnership and positions.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (SD1)

 

TCA, WAM

[Measure added on 04-01-25]

 

 

 

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

 

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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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