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

ADDENDUM TO NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

February 13, 2001

TIME:

8:30 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 312

State Capitol, 415 South Beretania Street

 

The following bills are being added to the end of the original agenda for decision-making only. They were previously heard on January 30th and February 1st.

 

HB 662

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

Establishes criminal penalties for the abandonment of hazardous waste or used oil, and increases certain criminal penalties from a misdemeanor to a felony.

EEP, JHA

HB 739

RELATING TO ELECTRICAL COOPERATIVES.

Allows the public utilities commission to regulate electric cooperatives in Hawaii. Allows electric cooperatives to opt out of the commission's regulation by allowing the member-consumers of the electric cooperative to exempt themselves from regulation under certain conditions. Defines "electric cooperative."

EEP, CPC

HB 655

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISPOSAL SURCHARGE.

Increases the solid waste management disposal surcharge from 35 cents per ton to 75 cents per ton for all disposal facilities except permitted inert and construction and demolition waste disposal facilities.

EEP, FIN

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Rep. Hermina M. Morita

Chair