THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

 

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AND AGRICULTURE

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY

Senator Glenn Wakai, Chair

Senator Sam Slom, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, February 12, 2016

TIME:

2:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 414

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

SB 2773

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE ALOHA+ CHALLENGE.

Appropriates funds for the natural resource, clean energy, and green workforce goals of the Aloha+ Challenge.

 

WLA/EET, WAM

SB 2746

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Establishes and appropriates funds for the Korean natural farming pilot program to combat various agricultural pests in Hawaii.  Repeals on June 30,     .

 

WLA/EET, WAM

SB 3019

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO GRAY WATER.

Prohibits the issuance of new building permits unless it is established that the building will be furnished with equipment that allows for the collection and use of gray water for irrigation.  Provides for exemptions.

 

WLA/EET, PSM/GVO

SB 2245

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO BEACHES.

Amends the definition of "water pollutant" as used in chapter 342D, HRS, to exclude locally sourced beach sand.

 

WLA/EET, CPH

SB 2639

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CONSERVATION DISTRICTS.

Requires a ninety day extension of the conservation district permit decision deadline beyond the time necessary to complete an environmental impact statement or contested case hearing.

 

WLA/EET, WAM

SB 2450

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PREDATORS.

Prohibits individuals from releasing, feeding, watering, or otherwise caring for unrestrained predators on state lands.  Establishes administrative fines for individuals that violate this prohibition.  Exempts hunters that deploy, feed, or water unrestrained dogs in the course of hunting.

 

WLA/EET, WAM

SB 2771

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.

Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish or participate in public-private partnerships to enhance the biosecurity program and quarantine inspection process.  Appropriates funds for specified projects.

 

WLA/EET, WAM

SB 2801

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE BIOSECURITY PROGRAM.

Improves the effectiveness of Hawaii biosecurity program by establishing the program as a function of the whole department of agriculture.  The improvement of Hawaii biosecurity goes beyond the confines of the plant quarantine branch and often also includes other groups both inside and outside of state government.

 

WLA/EET, WAM

SB 3028

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF MAUNALUA BAY.

Establishes the Maunalua Bay task force to study and develop recommendations for the Maunalua Bay master plan.

 

WLA/EET, WAM

[Measure added on 2-04-16]

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Click here to submit testimony to the Senate Committee on Water, Land, and Agriculture.

 

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 Glenn Wakai

Chair

 

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Senator Mike Gabbard

Chair