THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Ron Menor, Chair

Senator Gary L. Hooser, Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008

 

DATE:

Thursday, March 13, 2008

TIME:

3:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 414

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Tuesday, March 11, 2008)

 

HB 2003

Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII ENERGY POLICY FORUM.

Makes an appropriation for the continuation of the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum.

 

ENE, WAM

HB 2005, HD1

Testimony

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.

Expands the renewable energy technologies tax credit to include solar electric energy systems.  (HB2005 HD1)

 

ENE, EDT, WAM

HB 2811

Testimony

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Transfers general funds into the energy systems development special fund.  Appropriates funds from the energy systems development special fund for the Hawaii natural energy institute.

 

ENE, WAM

HB 2922, HD1

Testimony

RELATING TO FUEL TAX.

Clarifies that the license tax on diesel fuel is 1 cent, rather than 2 cents if used in power-generating facilities. (HB2922 HD1)

 

ENE, EDT, WAM

HB 3064, HD2

Testimony

RELATING TO REFUNDABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY TAX CREDIT.

Makes the renewable energy technologies tax credit refundable for taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of $20,000 or less or taxpayers whose taxable income is exclusively pension or state retirement income.  (HB3064 HD2)

 

ENE, EDT, WAM

HB 3444, HD2

Testimony

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Establishes the Energy Security Special Fund.  Renames the Environmental Response Tax the "Environmental Response and Energy Security Tax" and increases the tax.  Amends the uses of tax revenue to include deposits to the Energy Security Special Fund and the Energy Systems Development Special Fund.  Amends uses of the Environmental Response Revolving Fund by deleting energy conservation and alternative energy development uses.  Appropriates moneys to the Energy Security Special Fund. (HB3444 HD1)

 

ENE, EDT, WAM

HB 2263

Testimony

RELATING TO HARBORS.

Allows the director of transportation to adopt rules that regulate harbor noise.

 

ENE/TIA

 

 

 

(The Committee on TIA will be holding public decision making on HB2263 on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 in room 224 at 2:00 p.m.)

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6740.