HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Rep. Hermina Morita, Chair

Rep. Brian Schatz, Vice Chair

Rep. Helene Hale

Rep. Kika Bukoski

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Mindy Jaffe

Rep. Ezra Kanoho

Rep. Colleen Meyer

Rep. Blake Oshiro

Rep. Cynthia Thielen

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Tuesday, February 13, 2001

TIME:

8:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 312

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 1282

RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION TAX CREDITS..

Extends deadlines for energy conservation income tax credits.

EEP, FIN

HB 173

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES.

Requires qualified electric utilities to implement renewables portfolio standards, which requires these utilities to possess a minimum percentage of renewable energy resources within their overall resource portfolio. Provides for the issuance of renewable energy credits to renewable energy generators.

EEP, CPC/JHA

HB 1554

RELATING TO HYDROGEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

Establishes a hydrogen private/public partnership within the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. Appropriates funds.

EEP, FIN

HB 174

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Authorizes the public utilities commission to approve an automatic rate adjustment clause indexed or based on the cost or price of fuels used in the production of electricity or the cost of electrical energy purchased by the utility. Prohibits the approval of any automatic rate adjustment clause that allows an electric utility to recover more than 80 per cent of any cost or price of fuel used in the utility's production of electricity that are in excess of those costs or prices assumed in setting the most recent base rate schedule approved by the commission.

EEP, CPC

HB 447

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Allows the public utilities commission in ratemaking proceedings to consider factors which influence an adequate supply of energy, encourage energy conservation, or encourage renewable energy development; provided that the PUC makes findings on the utility's ability to recover its capital and operating costs.

EEP, CPC

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 25 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 425, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE EEP COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8435.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 

________________________________________

Rep. Hermina M. Morita

Chair