HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

 

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rep. Chris Lee, Chair

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Ty J.K. Cullen

Rep. Calvin K.Y. Say

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Linda Ichiyama

Rep. Beth Fukumoto

Rep. Sam Satoru Kong

 

 

CORRECTED NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

Time of Hearing is being changed from 11:30am to 10:31am

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 16, 2017

TIME:

11:30am 10:31am

PLACE:

Conference Room 325

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard on 2/14/17 at 8:30am. 

 

HB 1017

(HSCR20)

Status

RELATING TO THE PESTICIDE USE REVOLVING FUND.

Increase the Pesticide Use Revolving Fund threshold from $250,000 to $1,000,000.  Allows for additional pesticide education specialists and future research and studies.

 

AGR, EEP, FIN

HB 784

(HSCR54)

Status

RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Expands the definition of an eligible business activity to include businesses that provide renewable energy infrastructure to agricultural producers.  Extends the tax credit eligibility periods in enterprise zones for agricultural producers and for businesses providing renewable energy infrastructure to agricultural producers until the Hawaii constitutional mandate of "self-sufficiency" is fulfilled.  Expands the qualifications of a qualified business to include those businesses that increase gross volume of agricultural products or gross volume of renewable energy infrastructures to agricultural producers within enterprise zones located within the same county by two percent annually.  Specifies the kinds of agricultural investments that are eligible for the business tax credit.

 

AGR, EEP, FIN

HB 516

Status

RELATING TO SEAWATER AIR CONDITIONING.

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for seawater air conditioning facilities for certain state buildings in the Capitol District.

 

EEP, FIN

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Chris Lee

Chair