HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rep. Hermina M. Morita, Chair

Rep. Denny Coffman, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla

Rep. Robert N. Herkes

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Mark M. Nakashima

Rep. Pono Chong

Rep. Gil Riviere

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

TIME:

9:35 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 1, 2011 at 8:00 a.m.

 

HB 1520

Status

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Exempts third-party customer-generated solar energy facilities and equipment from the definition of public utility.  Directs the PUC to monitor the impact of decoupling on existing electric utility ratepayers.

 

EEP, CPC

HB 982

Status

RELATING TO RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS.

Amends the definition of renewable electrical energy to include customer-sited, grid-connected renewable energy generation, beginning 1/1/15.

 

EEP, CPC

HB 566

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Provides a $7,000,000 annual aggregate cap on the renewable energy technologies income tax credit.

 

EEP, FIN

 

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on February 3, 2011 at 8:30 a.m.

 

HB 422

Status

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE.

Applies the solid waste disposal surcharge to waste that is deposited in landfills, incinerators, or waste-to-energy facilities, whether the waste is disposed of in-state or transferred out-of-state.

 

EEP, FIN

HB 786

Status

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE.

Increases the solid waste management surcharge and extends the surcharge to solid waste shipped for ultimate disposal outside the State.

 

EEP, FIN

HB 792

Status

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Requires a supplemental environmental assessment or supplemental environmental impact statement to be provided if an action by an agency or applicant is anticipated to have a significant effect on the environment.  Establishes public disclosure system of environmental review.

 

EEP, FIN

HB 1068

Status

RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION RULES.

Remove the  requirement that the Department of Health adopt rules by the end of 2011 to implement a Greenhouse Gas reduction plan.  The requirement and deadline are no longer relevant and the amendments will allow the department to adopt applicable rules at the proper time.

 

EEP, FIN

HB 1346

Status

RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for televisions one thousand four hundred square inches or smaller sold or installed in the State.

 

EEP, ERB

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Hermina Morita

Chair