Bill Status
Generated on 8/13/2007 3:59:25 PM
Measure Title:
RELATING TO ENERGY SECURITY AND ENERGY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
Report Title:
Emergency preparedness; coordinator ($)
Description:
Establishes chapter 125C as the enabling statute for the State's energy emergency preparedness program's coverage of all forms of energy emergencies, irrespective of cause, consistent with the threats to energy security and the state energy emergency preparedness program. Clarifies that the Director of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism is the state energy resource coordinator who is authorized to acquire and use energy industry information obtained by the public utilities commission. Redefines the types of information that all energy companies may be required to submit to the energy resources coordinator in case of an energy emergency or shortage. Authorizes Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to compile and analyze information, including confidential information, for energy emergency planning and preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. Appropriates $100,000 for FY 2007-2008 and FY 2008-2009 to fund 1 temporary full-time professional position to support the State's energy emergency preparedness and energy security analytic functions.
Current Referral:
EEP, CPC/JUD, FIN
| Date | | Status Text |
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| 1/22/2007 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/24/2007 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/24/2007 | H | Referred to EEP, CPC/JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4 |
| 1/31/2007 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-06-07 at 8:00 am in House conference room 312. |
| 2/6/2007 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 02-08-07. |
| 2/6/2007 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-08-07 at 10:00 am in conference room 312. |
| 2/8/2007 | H | The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Morita, Carroll, Chong, Ito, Magaoay, Sagum, Saiki, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 2/8/2007 | H | Reported from the committee on EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 271) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on CPC/JUD. |
| 2/9/2007 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JUD with none voting no (0) and M. Oshiro, Takamine excused (2). |