HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2021

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen, Chair

Rep. Lisa Marten, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Chris Todd

Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Amy A. Perruso

Rep. Lauren Matsumoto

 

 

CORRECTED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

The hearing time has been changed from 8:30 am to 9:00 am.

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 4, 2021

TIME:

08:30 am  09:00 am

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

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A G E N D A

 

HB 562

Status

RELATING TO BOTTLED WATER.

Repeals the requirement that noncarbonated bottled water be transported, stored, processed, or bottled through lines or equipment through which only water is passed.

 

EEP, CPC, FIN

HB 900

Status

RELATING TO THE BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP REVOLVING LOAN FUND.

Enables use of funds for environmental site assessments and for sub-grants to eligible entities for assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites.

 

EEP, ECD, FIN

HB 856

Status

RELATING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT.

Part I:  broadens the definition of "food waste" as used in integrated solid waste management.  Excludes facilities designed primarily for composting organic material such as food waste and green waste, on-site school campus food waste programs, and recycling drop-off facilities from the requirement that waste or disposal facilities shall not be constructed, modified, or expanded without first establishing a buffer zone of no less than one-half mile from the nearest residential, school, or hospital property line.  Part II:  establishes a class of artisan-scale composting operations exempt from department of health regulations to divert organic materials from Hawaii's landfills.

 

EEP, WAL, FIN

HB 1349

Status

RELATING TO STATEWIDE COMPOSTING.

Requires the department of health to establish a multi-tiered registration and permitting system for all classes of solid waste composting facilities.  Requires the department of health to update its co composting rules by 1/1/2023, and every ten years thereafter.  Permits composting and co-composting operations in agricultural districts.

 

EEP, HHH, FIN

HB 327

Status

RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

Convenes a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Task Force within the Hawaii State Energy Office to develop a state action plan to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of international air transportation from Hawaii.

 

EEP, CPC, FIN

HB 1092

Status

RELATING TO CARBON OFFSETS.

Establishes procedures for the department of transportation to assist and enable a person to voluntarily purchase a verified carbon offset for carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the person's air travel to or from an airport in the State.

 

EEP, CPC, FIN

HB 113

Status

RELATING TO MEASUREMENT STANDARDS.

Exempts hydrogen fuels from petroleum product measurement requirements.

 

EEP, CPC, FIN

HB 558

Status

RELATING TO CLEAN ENERGY FINANCING.

Creates the clean energy and energy efficiency revolving loan fund in the Hawaii green infrastructure special fund, to be administered by the Hawaii green infrastructure authority.  Amends and expands the purpose of the $50,000,000 revolving sub-fund for state agencies and also includes the electrification of fleet vehicles.  Repeals the building energy efficiency revolving loan fund.  Appropriates loan ceiling.

 

EEP, CPC, FIN

HB 801

Status

RELATING TO MOPEDS.

Prohibits a retailer from selling or offering for sale combustion engine-powered mopeds beginning January 1, 2023.

 

EEP, CPC, FIN

HB 393

Status

RELATING TO GROUND TRANSPORTATION.

Prohibits the sale of new motor vehicles that are solely powered by fossil fuels and designed for personal use beginning January 1, 2030, by motor vehicle dealers and salespersons.

 

EEP, CPC, FIN

HB 193

Status

RELATING TO RENTAL MOTOR VEHICLES.

Authorizes the counties to regulate the number of rental motor vehicles within their respective jurisdictions.

 

EEP, CPC, FIN

HB 559

Status

RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.

Requires lessors of rental motor vehicles to include an option for the lessee in the motor vehicle rental agreement to contribute a sum to DLNR for the preservation and protection of the environment.  Takes effect 1/1/2022.

 

EEP, CPC, FIN

HB 433

Status

RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION.

Assesses a climate change mitigation impact fee on every customer who rents, leases, or utilizes a rental motor vehicle.  Establishes the climate change mitigation special fund.  Specifies that the impact fees collected shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund; provided that beginning July 1, 2024, the impact fees shall be deposited to the credit of the climate change mitigation special fund.

 

EEP, CPC, FIN

HB 1141

Status

RELATING TO ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES.

Requires certain rental motor vehicle lessors to expedite the incorporation of one hundred per cent zero-emission vehicles into the lessor's fleet by 7/1/2035.  Requires motor vehicle lessors to certify their compliance to the director of commerce and consumer affairs.  Beginning 1/1/2022, establishes a rental motor vehicle emissions surcharge tax on certain rental motor vehicles with internal combustion engines.

 

EEP, CPC, FIN

HB 1143

Status

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Amends the definition of renewable portfolio standard for electric utility companies to be a percentage of electrical energy generation, rather than sales.  Defines a renewable portfolio standard for gas utility companies.  Requires gas utility companies to establish renewable energy portfolio standards and provides a means for gas utility companies to achieve the renewable energy portfolio standards.

 

EEP, CPC, FIN

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Nicole E. Lowen

Chair