THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Josh Green, M.D., Chair

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator J. Kalani English, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

TIME:

3:10 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2292

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION.

Beginning 7/1/2012, prohibits the department of health from issuing permits for new covered sources that burn or consume coal for energy needs and the expansion, relocation, or modification of existing covered sources that would increase the burning or consumption of coal for energy needs.  Beginning 1/1/2015, prohibits the public utilities commission from approving new, modified, or renewed power purchase agreements that propose to burn or consume coal to generate energy.

 

HTH/ENE, CPN

SB 3006

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE TIRES.

Reestablishes the $1 motor vehicle tire surcharge to assist the department of health in its permitting, monitoring, and enforcement activities regarding used tire management, collection, recycling, and disposal facilities; requires the surcharge to be paid within ninety days after the importer receives the tires.

 

HTH/ENE, WAM

SB 2902

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LANDFILLS.

Establishes a task force to assess the feasibility of landfill alternatives and landfill reuse.

 

ENE/HTH, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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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 Mike Gabbard

Chair

 

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Senator Josh Green, M.D.

Chair