HB 2539 HD 2 SD 1

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE REVOLVING FUND

By Representative(s) SAY (BR)

Companion Bill: SB 2880

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: ALTERNATE ENERGY, CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, FUEL TAX, GASOLINE AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, PUBLIC SAFETY, TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION, TAXATION, WATER RESOURCES

Report Title: Environmental Response Fund

Description: Allows revenues generated by the state environmental response tax to be used to support environmental protection and natural resource protection programs; and to address concerns related to air quality, global warming, clean water, polluted runoff, and solid and hazardous waste. (SD1)

 1-26-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. EEP 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 7
 2- 7-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Monday,
                  02-14-00 at 8:30 A.M. in House conference room 312.
 2-14-00        H The committee on EEP recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-14-00        H The votes in EEP were as follows:2 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Morita, Takumi; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s)
                  Garcia, Cachola, Schatz, Thielen; 1 Noes: Rep.(s)
                  Meyer; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Kanoho
 2-18-00        H Reported from the committee on EEP (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 349-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on FIN
 2-18-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on FIN
 2-18-00        H The vote was as follows:  40 aye(s) to 7 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) Halford, Leong, Marumoto,
                  McDermott, Meyer, Moses, Rath voting no and
                  Representative(s) Menor, Okamura, Pendleton,
                  Stegmaier excused
 3- 2-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03
                  /02/00 at 1:30 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 3- 2-00        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 2-00        H The votes in FIN were as follows:8 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Ahu Isa, Espero, Kahikina, Luke,        
                  Nakasone, Suzuki; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s)
                  Goodenow, Yamane; 4 Noes: Rep.(s) Fox, Marumoto,
                  Meyer, Moses; and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Catalani,
                  Kanoho, Schatz
 3- 3-00        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 853-00) as amended in (HD 2), recommending
                  passage on Third Reading
 3- 3-00        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 03/07/00                   
 3- 7-00        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2)                
 3- 7-00        H The vote was as follows:  38 aye(s) to 11 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) Fox, Halford, Marumoto,
                  McDermott, Meyer, Moses, Pendleton, Rath, Thielen,
                  Whalen, Yoshinaga voting no and Representative(s)
                  Okamura, Souki excused
 3- 7-00        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 3- 9-00        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 364)                  
 3- 9-00        S Passed First Reading and referred to 1. LRE 2. WAM       
 3-20-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by LRE on 03-23-00 at
                  1:00 p.m. in conference room 225.
 3-23-00        S The committee on LRE recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3-23-00        S The votes in LRE were as follows: 3 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Nakata, Chun Oakland, Kanno; Ayes with reservations:        
                  Senator(s) ; 2 Noes: Senator(s) M. Ige, Slom; and 3         
                  Excused: Senator(s) Chumbley, Fukunaga, Ihara
 3-24-00        S Reported from LRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2924) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading and
                  referral to WAM
 3-24-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to WAM.
 4- 3-00        S Bill scheduled for decision making by WAM on
                  04-06-00 at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 211.
 4- 6-00        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 4- 6-00        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Chun, Chun Oakland,
                  Nakata, Tam, Taniguchi; Ayes with reservations:
                  Senator(s) Buen, M. Ige, Kawamoto, Anderson; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) D. Ige,        
                  Iwase
 4- 7-00        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3362) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1)
 4- 7-00        S 48 hours notice 04-11-00                                 
 4-11-00        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD        
                  1). Ayes, 21.  Noes, 2 (M. Ige, Slom).  Excused, 2
                  (Buen, Bunda).
 4-11-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 4-11-00        H Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 547) in amended         
                  form (SD 1)
 4-13-00        H House disagrees with Senate amendment(s)                 
 4-14-00        S Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 617)      
 4-16-00        H House conferees appointed: Morita, Takamine
                  (Co-)Chairman; Goodenow, Kanoho, Auwae
 4-17-00        S Senate Conferees appointed: Nakata, Levin, Fukunaga,        
                  (Co-)Chair; Ihara, Anderson
 4-17-00        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 675).
 4-17-00        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  664)
 5- 2-00        H Reconsideration of action taken on 04-13-00              
 5- 2-00        H House agrees to Senate amendment(s)                      
 5- 2-00        H Passed Final Reading as amended in (SD 1)                
 5- 2-00        H The vote was as follows:  41 aye(s) to 6 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) Fox, Halford, Marumoto,
                  McDermott, Meyer, Moses voting no and
                  Representative(s) Okamura, Rath, Souki, Whalen
                  excused
 5- 2-00        S Received notice of House reconsideration; agreement         
                  and passage on final reading (House Com. No. 730).
 5- 4-00        H Transmitted to Governor                                  
 6-20-00        S Act 245, 06-19-00, (Gov. Msg. No. 365)                   
 6-20-00        H Act 245, on 06-19-00 (Gov. Msg. No. 243)