THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator J. Kalani English, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

TIME:

3:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 1627, HD2

        (HSCR854)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Authorizes special purpose revenue bonds for Carbon Diversion, Incorporated for development of non-fossil fuel energy production.  Takes effect July, 1, 2009.  (HB1627 HD2)

 

ENE, WAM

HB 1628, HD1

        (HSCR855)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST BIOENERGY HAWAII, LLC.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist BioEnergy Hawaii, LLC, establish a cogeneration facility and related energy production facilities. HB1628 HD1

 

ENE, WAM

HB 1483, HD1

        (HSCR852)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR BETTER PLACE HAWAII, INC.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Better Place Hawaii, Inc., in the planning, designing, construction, and development of transportation infrastructure, equipment, and apparatus to support electric vehicles in Hawaii.  (HB1483 HD1)

 

ENE, WAM

HB 425, HD1

        (HSCR859)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST HONOLULU SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING, LLC PROJECTS ON OAHU.

Extends the authorization to issue special purpose revenue bonds for Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning, LLC for the design and construction of a seawater air conditioning/thermal energy storage district cooling system on Oahu.  (HB425 HD1)

 

ENE, WAM

HB 426, HD1

        (HSCR849)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING PROJECTS ON OAHU.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning, LLC, for the purpose of design and construction of a seawater air conditioning district cooling system in downtown Honolulu.  (HB426 HD1)

 

ENE, WAM

HB 427, HD1

        (HSCR860)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST ONE PLANET PACIFIC ENERGY, LLC, A PROCESSING ENTERPRISE.

Authorizes the issuance of $40,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds for One Planet Pacific Energy, LLC, to build a gasification facility adjoining the construction and demolition material solid waste landfill located in Nanakuli, Oahu.  (HB427 HD1)

 

ENE, WAM

HB 1678, HD1

        (HSCR856)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Authorizes special purpose revenue bonds for LifeGrid Solutions, LLC for development of non-fossil fuel energy production.  Effective July 1, 2009.  (HB1678 HD1)

 

ENE, WAM

HB 1270, HD1

        (HSCR696)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Deletes avoided cost by a utility in determining a just and reasonable rate for nonfossil fuel generated electricity.  (HB1270 HD1)

 

ENE, CPN

HB 370, HD2

        (HSCR847)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Clarifies that the additional one cent license tax added to diesel fuel is not applicable to diesel oil that is sold for use in electric power generation by a power-generating facility.  (HB370 HD2)

 

ENE, WAM

HB 371, HD2

        (HSCR848)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Repeals the sunset provision relating to the 1 cent tax on naphtha fuel used in a power-generating facility.  Effective July 1, 2020.  (HB371 HD2)

 

ENE, WAM

HB 245, HD1

        (HSCR701)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES.

Allows the development of renewable energy facilities on conservation and agricultural districts and special management areas; provided that the facilities comply with all applicable regulatory laws.  (HB245 HD1)

 

ENE, WTL

HB 1464, HD3

        (HSCR961)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO ENERGY RESOURCES.

Provides for and encourages renewable energy use and development, and energy efficiency.  (HB1464 HD3)

 

ENE, CPN

HB 1491, HD2

        (HSCR853)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO ETHANOL FACILITY TAX CREDIT.

Caps the total annual amount of ethanol facility tax credits allowed at $8,000,000 in the aggregate between 7/1/11 and 12/31/12.  (HB1491 HD2)

 

ENE, WAM

HB 1273, HD1

        (HSCR647)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Allows the use of clotheslines on any privately owned single-family residential dwelling or townhouse. (HD1)

 

ENE, CPN

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES:  If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at [email protected] .  Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

·         By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 201, State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

 

Please note:  If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally.  A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing. 

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 

Please note:  All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website.  Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

 

Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6830.

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Mike Gabbard

Chair