SB 789

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT

By Senator(s) IHARA

Keywords: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS, HEALTH

Report Title: Environmental Impact

Description: Amends the environmental impact statement law to provide for reasonable time extensions beyond the current 30-day limit for an agency to make a determination of acceptance or nonacceptance of a final environmental impact statement.

 1-22-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-25-99        S Referred to 1. LRE 2. WAM                                
 2- 1-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by LRE on 02-04-99 at
                  1:00 p.m. in conference room 225
 2- 4-99        S The measure is deferred until 02-11-99 at 1:00 p.m.         
                  in conference room 225.
 2-11-99        S The committee on LRE recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-11-99        S The votes in LRE were as follows: 7 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Nakata, M. Ige, Chumbley, Fukunaga, Ihara, Kanno,
                  Slom; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chun
                  Oakland
 1-19-00        S Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.