THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2001
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COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND HOUSING |
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Senator Ron Menor, Chair |
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Senator Matt Matsunaga, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 6, 2001 |
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TIME: |
9:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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SB 1293 |
RELATING TO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES. Defines "electric cooperative" and exempts electric cooperatives from general excise tax and public service company tax. |
CPH, WAM |
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SB 1298 |
relating to ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES. Defines electric cooperatives and exempts them from the public utilities commission law. |
CPH, WAM |
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SB 875 |
relating to the public utilities commission. Requires the Auditor to conduct a management audit of the public utilities commission and submit report to legislature and governor before convening of regular session of 2002. |
CPH |
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SB 1594 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Includes telephone, telecommunication and cable television businesses within the franchise tax provisions of section 240-1. |
CPH, WAM |
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SB 674 |
relating to THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Exempts wheelchairs, wheelchair parts, services, and related adaptive technology from the general excise tax. |
CPH, WAM |
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SB 742 |
relating to taxation. Exempts public utilities owned by the State or political subdivisions of the State from the public service company tax. |
CPH, WAM |
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SB 1060 |
RELATING TO ESCROW DEPOSITORIES. Recognizes the confidentiality of portions of escrow depository company applications and records. Provides procedures to close a branch office and revise procedures to voluntarily terminate escrow depository operations. And allows the Commissioner to establish new fees by rule. |
CPH, WAM |
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SB 581 |
RELATING TO TRAVEL AGENTS. Adds travel agents as a category to persons who are liable for the GET only proportional to their proportion of the commission. |
CPH, WAM |
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SB 1020 |
RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII. Continues the three-year buyback provision until December 31, 2004 (at which time the buyback period returns to ten years). |
CPH, WAM |
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SB 1021 |
RELATING TO THE RENTAL HOUSING TRUST FUND. Authorizes the issuance of $30,000,000 in revenue bonds to be deposited into the Rental Housing Trust Fund and to appropriate funds to carry out the purposes of the RHTF. |
CPH, WAM |
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SB 1022 |
RELATING TO THE DOWNPAYMENT LOAN PROGRAM. Allows "owner-builders" to be eligible for the Downpayment Loan |
CPH, WAM |
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SB 1018 |
RELATING TO THE FEE SIMPLE RESIDENTIAL REVOLVING FUND. Requires participating lessees to pay for direct costs and specifies that the Fee Simple Residential Revolving Fund pays for indirect costs incurred through the administration of the Land Reform Program. |
CPH, WAM |
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SB 1374 |
relating to the rental housing trust fund. Excludes pre-development loans made by the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii from the rental housing trust fund from loan-to-value ratio and debt-coverage ratio restrictions. |
CPH, WAM |
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SB 128 |
making an appropriation for the state rent supplement program. Appropriates $1,300,000 to be expended by the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii to fund the state rent supplement program for low-income renters. |
CPH, WAM |
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SB 1017 |
RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL LEASEHOLDS. Places direct responsibility of payment of lessor's costs upon the lessees when an abandonment of eminent domain proceedings by the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii is due to a lessee's inability, failure, or refusal to comply with statutory provisions or to purchase the leased fee interest condemned. |
CPH |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.
Persons wishing to testify should submit 25 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 219, State Capitol 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 586-6740.
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________________________________________ Senator Ron Menor Chair |
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