COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE

Wednesday, February 6, 2002

1:30 p.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 2839

RELATING TO COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEMS.

Accelerates depreciation of combined heat and power systems.

EEP/CPC, FIN

HB 2837

RELATING TO ENERGY.

Requires the auditor to contract with an independent consultant to conduct a statewide energy audit. Appropriates funds.

EEP/CPC, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE AND COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Wednesday, February 6, 2002

2:00 p.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 2198

RELATING TO GASOLINE.

Requires DBEDT to establish and publish each quarter a maximum wholesale gasoline price in the State based on the average price of crude oil prices in four markets. Prohibits major oil companies from charging more than this maximum price to retailers. Imposes civil penalties.

EEP/CPC/JHA, FIN

HB 2337

RELATING TO PETROLEUM.

Requires wholesale sellers of petroleum products to report quarterly to the attorney general regarding gross profit and loss statements for the previous quarter. Requires the attorney general to review these reports and bring appropriate legal action as necessary, including antitrust actions.

EEP/CPC/JHA

HB 1770

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Regulates oil companies under the public utilities commission.

EEP/CPC, FIN

HB 2338

RELATING TO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.

Requires wholesalers of petroleum products in Hawaii to report its earnings to DBEDT on the basis of total gross and net earnings and return on capital employed. Requires companies whose return on capital employed exceeds 15% to pay certain amounts into a petroleum overcharges special fund.

EEP/CPC, FIN

HB 2340

RELATING TO THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY.

Requires, rather than just permits, DBEDT to provide information on the supply and pricing of petroleum products in the State.

EEP/CPC, FIN

HB 2332

RELATING TO PETROLEUM INDUSTRY INFORMATION REPORTING.

Amends definition of "major marketer" to include any individual or corporation that operates more than 2 retail outlets selling gasoline.

EEP/CPC

HB 2333

RELATING TO GASOLINE DEALERS.

Reduces the amount of time a manufacturer or jobber may operate a former dealer operated service station from 24 months to 90 days.

EEP/CPC

HB 2334

RELATING TO PETROLEUM INDUSTRY REPORTING.

Increases the amount of the civil penalty for failing to provide timely statements and informational reports from $500 to $2,000 per day to $10,000 per day.

EEP/CPC/JHA

HB 2335

RELATING TO THE PETROLEUM ADVISORY COUNCIL.

Requires the petroleum advisory council to present monthly reports to the governor on recommended fair prices in Hawaii.

EEP/CPC, FIN

HB 2336

RELATING TO THE PETROLEUM ADVISORY COUNCIL.

Requires the petroleum advisory council to release quarterly reports on the excess profitability of Hawaii gasoline sellers as compared to benchmark markets.

EEP/CPC, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS CONCERNS

Thursday, February 7, 2002

8:30 a.m.

Conference Room 325; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 2000

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

Appropriates $1,225,000 to extend the economic development program of the Small Business Development Center at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

EDB, FIN

HB 2130

RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Accelerates the GET depyramiding schedule.

EDB, FIN

HB 2149

RELATING TO THE REDUCTION OF THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.

Accelerates the de-pyramiding of the general excise tax on certain intermediary services.

EDB, FIN

HB 2385

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST WINES OF KAUAI, LLC.

Authorizes the issuance of $3,000,000, in SPRBs to assist Wines of Kauai, LLC, with the planning, design, construction, and equipping of a winery on the island of Hawaii.

EDB, FIN

HB 2398

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE NEW ECONOMY TRANSITION PROGRAM.

Appropriates funds to the new economy transition program.

EDB, FIN

HB 2399

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS TO SUPPORT MARINE RESEARCH.

Appropriates funds for certain projects to support marine research.

EDB, FIN

HB 2404

RELATING TO CLAIMS CONCERNING FOOD.

Allows food labeling to contain claims that product is free of genetically modified organisms if those claims can be proven. Requires department of health to adopt standards for requisite level of proof needed to support the claim.

EDB, CPC, FIN

HB 2449

RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS.

Removes the June 30, 2002 sunset date for the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and makes other changes to more effectively assist small businesses.

EDB, FIN

HB 2453

RELATING TO THE CAPITAL LOAN PROGRAM.

Changes the frequency for adjustment of the loan interest rate for the Hawaii Capital Loan Program from semi-annual (July 1 and January 1) to the first of each month.

EDB, FIN

HB 2570

RELATING TO THE CAPITAL GOODS EXCISE TAX CREDIT.

Expands the GET credit for businesses by allowing the credit for canned software to promote the donation of computer equipment by removing the recapture provision.

EDB, FIN

HB 2571

RELATING TO TAXATION OF PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED SIGHT OR HEARING OR WHO ARE TOTALLY DISABLED THAT ARE ENGAGED IN BUSINESS.

Provides the same general excise tax benefits to persons with impaired sight, hearing, or who are totally disabled regardless of the entity in which they choose to do business.

EDB, FIN

HB 2573

RELATING TO LIQUOR TAX RATES.

Increase liquor tax revenue by converting the State's gallonage tax to an ad valorem tax.

EDB, JHA, FIN

HB 1944

RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS.

Makes the law enacting the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act and the small business defender permanent. Allows the small business defender to hire attorneys. Appropriates funds to the legislature to establish the office of the small business defender.

EDB, FIN

HB 2396

RELATING TO LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS TAX.

Provides an income tax exemption for capital gains on property that is held for at least five years.

EDB, FIN

HB 2454

RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Changes the method of calculating the number of employees needed to meet the annual hiring requirements of the Hawaii Enterprise Zone Program in response to the unanticipated layoffs or terminations caused by the 911 incidents. Eliminates the use tax exemption for EZ-qualified firms.

EDB, FIN

HB 2650

RELATING TO HAWAII AS A FREE TRADE ZONE.

Requires DBEDT to study economic feasibility of making entire state of Hawaii a free trade zone.

EDB, FIN

HB 2701

RELATING TO INCOME TAXATION.

Excludes, from gross income, adjusted gross income, and taxable income, amounts received from live performances.

EDB, FIN

HB 2791

RELATING TO ENTERPRISE ZONES.

Extends benefits of enterprise zone to East Maui until June 30, 2007.

EDB, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

Decision making only:

HB 1983

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.

Revises the standards for administrative rule making; makes the provisions of the Hawaii Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act permanent; establishes a rule drafting policy task force; establishes a pilot program within department of commerce and consumer affairs to review its administrative rules.

EDB, JHA, FIN

 

 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Thursday, February 7, 2002

8:30 a.m.

Conference Room 312; State Capitol

AGENDA:
     

HB 2731

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR CENTRAL OAHU RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL FACILITY, INC.

Authorizes issuance of $25,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds for Central Oahu Recycling and Disposal Facility, Inc.

EEP, FIN

HB 2094

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST PROJECTS ON THE ISLANDS OF MAUI AND HAWAII.

Authorizes issuance of $25 million, $15 million, and $15 million in special purpose revenue bonds to Pacific Wind Energy LLC for 20-megwatt, 10-megawatt, and 10-megawatt wind farms on Maui, and South Point and North Kohala on the Big Island.

EEP, FIN

HB 2128

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR PROJECTS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII.

Extends authorization of $20,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds from 6/30/2003 to 6/30/2007 for Hui 'Enekinia on the Big Island for electricity cogeneration. Removes water production and facilities from Hui 'Enekinia's operating structure.

EEP, FIN

HB 2455

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL SITE CLEANUP.

Establishes a Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund to provide low interest loans for the clean-up of contaminated brownfields sites.

EEP, FIN

HB 2516

RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM FINANCING.

Expands the categories of parties eligible for loans from the Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Fund and the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Programs.

EEP, FIN

HB 1902

RELATING TO RESEARCH AND BIOREMEDIATION OF MATERIAL DREDGED FROM STATEWIDE WATERWAYS.

Appropriates funds for additional research and bench scale testing of material dredged from the Ala Wai canal and other waterways statewide; authorizes GO bonds for design and construction of a pilot bioremediation facility.

EEP, FIN

HB 1769

RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL ROYALTIES.

Changes proportions of geothermal royalties as follows: from 50% to 40% to State, from 30% to 40% to county, and OHA stays the same at 20%.

EEP, FIN

HB 2838

RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL ROYALTIES.

Allocates funds from geothermal royalties to DBEDT instead of DLNR Land Division.

EEP, FIN

HB 2236

RELATING TO A GEOTHERMAL-TO-HYDROGEN TAX CREDIT.

Provides for a tax credit of 20 percent of the total cost of the geothermal-to-hydrogen system erected or placed in service after December 31, 2002, and before December 31, 2010.

EEP, FIN

HB 2237

RELATING TO A HYDROELECTRIC TAX CREDIT.

Provides for a tax credit of 20 percent of the total cost of a hydroelectric system erected and placed in service after December 31, 2002 and before December 31, 2010.

EEP, FIN

HB 2814

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

Appropriates $7,000,000 for new Hilo landfill.

EEP, FIN

HB 2044

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Exempts contracts by government bodies from the procurement code to procure goods, services, or construction for the operation of an electric utility owned or operated by any county with a population under 100,000.

EEP, FIN

HB 2045

RELATING TO REVENUE BONDS.

Authorizes a corporation established by a county as a public body corporate and politic and instrumentality and agency of the county for the purpose of owning or operating facilities for the furnishing of electricity, or any board of a county that owns or operates facilities for the same, to issue revenue bonds.

EEP, FIN

HB 2046

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Redefines "energy project" with regard to publicly owned facilities. Redefines "project party" to include utilities that are publicly owned.

EEP, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Thursday, February 7, 2002

8:30 a.m.

Conference Room 329; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 1888

RELATING TO LIQUOR AND TOBACCO.

Replaces existing county liquor commissions with a statewide commission and gives commission jurisdiction over licensure of retail sales of tobacco.

HLT, JHA, FIN

HB 1889

RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

Creates statewide licensure mechanism for retail tobacco sales that provides for licensing retail tobacco vendors, inspection and enforcement, adjudication of fines and penalties, training and education for retail merchants and public awareness of the State's statutes governing the sale of tobacco to minors.

HLT, JHA, FIN

HB 1890

RELATING TO TOBACCO SALES TO MINORS.

Substitutes "entity" for "person" relating to a negligent violation of selling a tobacco product to a minor. Defines "entity." Clarifies fine of $500 for a first offense is a mandatory minimum. Increases fine on minors from $10 to $50 for first offense and from $50 to $100 for subsequent offenses.

HLT, JHA, FIN

HB 2213

RELATING TO A CENTER FOR NURSING.

Creates a center for nursing within the board of nursing and creates a center for nursing advisory committee. Appropriates $100,000 for FY 2002-2003.

HLT, CPC, FIN

HB 2217

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Requires health insurers to offer coverage for the parents of adults who purchase policies under their employers.

HLT, CPC/LAB, FIN

HB 1857

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL, AND DRUG ABUSE.

Requires mental illness benefits to be provided to minors to same extent as to adults; prohibits rate discrimination for minors; defines a minor; adds major depression to definition of serious mental illness as applied to minors; requires treatment as clinically necessary for minors for serious mental illness and alcohol and drug dependence benefits; repeals sunset of definition of "serious mental illness".

HLT, CPC, FIN

HB 2042

RELATING TO ACCESS TO VITAL STATISTICS.

Appropriates funds to all people of Hawaiian ancestry to have access to vital statistic records to prove ancestry.

HLT, JHA, FIN

HB 2502

RELATING TO MARRIAGE.

Increases the marriage license fee from $50 to $90. Allocates $10 to the Vital Statistics Improvement Special Fund for upgrading the computer hardware and software for the vital statistics system. Allocates $9.50 to a yet-to-be-established Birth Defect Special Fund for operating a yet-to-be-established Birth Defects Program.

HLT, JHA, FIN

HB 2507

RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS.

Provides for a more streamline and convenient process for registering divorces and annulments occurring in the State.

HLT, JHA, FIN

HB 1989

RELATING TO VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION TRUSTS.

Allows an employee sponsored trust to provide health benefits for state and county employees of a bargaining unit.

HLT, LAB, FIN

HB 2808

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL.

Allows an EMS worker to retire after at least 25 years of credited service.

HLT, LAB, FIN

HB 2524

RELATING TO HOSPITAL LICENSING.

Expedites the mandatory annual state licensing of hospitals by the department by accepting accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations as evidence that a hospital, which pays for the accreditation process, demonstrates compliance with all licensing requirements of the State when the Department receives a certified copy of the organization's official accreditation report; and holds a current and valid license.

HLT, CPC, FIN

HB 2521

RELATING TO CONTROL OF DISEASE.

Allows the Department to enter into agreements with health care facilities and providers to assist with epidemic control activities. Requires individuals and entities to provided information needed to locate people suspected of having been exposed to a dangerous disease. Establishes protections for the rights of individuals quarantined to prevent transmission of a dangerous infectious disease and grants the Department authority to sequester contaminated articles.

HLT, JHA, FIN

Decision making to follow.

 

Decision making only:

HB 1747

RELATING TO THE RIGHTS OF VICTIMS.

Requires the director of health to notify victims of the status of defendants and perpetrators committed to the custody of the Director of Health.

HLT, JHA
     

HB 1771

RELATING TO PATIENT SAFETY.

Establishes a patient safety and medical errors reduction program for all health care facilities in the State, including a risk management and risk prevention education and training component for nonphysician personnel and the development and implementation of an incident reporting system.

HLT, JHA, FIN
     

HB 1765

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION.

Defines substantial reduction or elimination of direct patient care services under section 323F-31, HRS.

HLT, FIN

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Thursday, February 7, 2002

8:45 a.m.

Conference Room 309; State Capitol

AGENDA:

HB 1751

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROGRAM.

Makes appropriations for the Sex Offender Treatment Program for various treatment and assessment services.

PSM, FIN

HB 1752

RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT.

Authorizes ratification of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

PSM, FIN

HB 1753

RELATING TO THE PENAL CODE.

Amends assault against a police officer to include assault against firefighters and uniformed emergency medical service personnel.

PSM, JHA

HB 2008

RELATING TO PRISON ALTERNATIVES.

CIP; Establishes a pilot program for alternative incarceration and appropriates funds for puuhonua healing centers.

PSM, FIN

HB 2089

RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Appropriates funds for the plans and design of the Hawaii State Emergency Training Academy at Kalaeloa, Oahu.

PSM, FIN

HB 2382

RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

Requires notification and public comment during the site selection process for any new correctional facility within the State.

PSM

HB 2383

RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT COSTS.

Allows serving fees to be assessed for documents served by other than sheriffs or police officers.

PSM, FIN

HB 2560

RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENSES.

Includes employees of private companies working in correctional facilities in sexual offenses statutes that prohibit sexual penetration and sexual contact with imprisoned persons or a person confined to a detention facility. Expands sexual assault protection to inmates placed in private correctional facilities operating in the State.

PSM, JHA

HB 2563

RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF CRIME VICTIMS.

Allows for the award of medical expenses in excess of $10,000.

PSM, JHA, FIN

HB 2565

RELATING TO EXPLOSIVES.

Requires the reporting of inventories of explosives under the control of manufacturers, dealers, and users, and provides for penalties for those who do not comply.

PSM, JHA, FIN

Decision making to follow.