COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, OCEAN RESOURCES & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 922 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE COLLEGE. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Hilo for the Hawaiian language college for educational purposes.
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HED/WLH, FIN |
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HB 135 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Establishes the candidate advisory council to screen and propose candidates for appointment to the board of regents of the University of Hawaii. Increases the board of regents membership to fifteen members with a specified number of members representing different geographic areas. Prohibits a board of regents member from serving more than two consecutive five-year terms. Requires the senate to consider the question of an incumbent member's confirmation for a second term at least 120 days prior to the conclusion of the member's first term. Allows a board of regents member to continue to serve until the member's successor has been appointed and confirmed by the senate.
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HED |
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HB 1431 |
RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
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HED, FIN |
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HB 517 |
PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII WITH COMPLETE AUTONOMY FROM THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. Provides complete autonomy to the University of Hawaii and removes the university from the executive branch. Specifies that the university shall receive no general funding. Gives the University of Hawaii a five year transition period prior to the termination of general funds. Requires the Board of Regents to submit a separate budget to the Legislature. Clarifies that "state university" means "state university system."
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HED, JUD, FIN |
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HB 194 |
RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. Authorizes natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority to acquire, hold, and sell qualified securities.
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HED, EDB/EEP, FIN |
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HB 202 |
RELATING TO TELEPSYCHIATRY. Appropriates funds to expand the telepsychiatry project at the University of Hawaii; appropriates funds for that purpose.
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HED, HLT, FIN |
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HB 669 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE SIMULATION RESOURCE LABORATORIES. Appropriates funds to expand and establish healthcare workforce simulation resource laboratories throughout the University of Hawaii system for healthcare workforce development and training.
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HED, HLT/LAB, FIN |
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HB 275 |
RELATING TO THE UNIFORM ATHLETE AGENTS ACT. Enacts the Uniform Athlete Agents Act to protect student‑athletes and educational institutions from potential harm caused by unscrupulous athlete agents. Requires athlete agents to register with department of commerce and consumer affairs.
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HED, CPC, FIN |
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HB 239 |
MAKING A MATCHING FUNDS APPROPRIATION TO INCREASE STUDENT ON-CAMPUS AND NEARBY HOUSING. Creates public-private partnership to develop student on-campus and nearby housing.
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HED, HSH, FIN |
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HB 478 |
RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION. Establishes a prepaid tuition program under the state post-secondary education commission.
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HED, FIN |
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HB 681 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC INTEREST ATTORNEYS. Creates a loan repayment assistance program for licensed attorneys who practice public interest law in Hawaii.
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HED, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1528 |
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds for the B Plus scholarship program for fiscal years 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 and changes the program's eligibility criteria.
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HED, FIN |
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HB 1288 |
RELATING TO THE STATE OF HAWAII SECTION 529 COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM.
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HED, FIN |
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HB 1529 |
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Establishes the Senator Hiram L. Fong Scholarship Program at the University of Hawaii.
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HED, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
2:00 p.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 36 |
RELATING TO COUNTIES. Requires a state agency to indemnify a county to receive from the county any assistance, services, rights, or permission to use county property.
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JUD, FIN |
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HB 124 |
RELATING TO COUNTIES. Extends statute of limitation for actions against a county for damage or injury from 6 months to 2 years. Permits the counties to identify, by charter, the person to whom claimant should give notice of claim for injuries or damage sustained on public property or as a result of the negligence of county official or employee.
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JUD, FIN |
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HB 304 |
RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE VACANCIES. Requires the Governor, in filling vacancies in the Senate, House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate, to select from a list of three prospective appointees nominated by the political party of the prior incumbent. Requires prospective appointees to be registered members of nominating political parties for at least six months prior to the appointment. Effective on approval.
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JUD |
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HB 319 |
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. Provides for the automatic repeal of administrative rules effective 180 days after the repeal of the related statute or ordinance.
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JUD |
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HB 379 |
RELATING TO WITNESSES. Increases witness fees for criminal cases.
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JUD |
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HB 380 |
RELATING TO CIVIL PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT. Immunizes from liability any act by a person in furtherance of the constitutional right to petition to procure governmental or electoral action. Amends SLAPP definition to add immunized act language. Allows court to decide on a motion to dispose a claim, based on the pleadings and affidavits filed.
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JUD |
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HB 600 |
RELATING TO COURT INTERPRETERS. Requires the judiciary to certify court interpreters and to appoint and use certified court interpreters in legal proceedings.
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JUD, FIN |
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HB 629 |
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE RULES. Requires the lieutenant governor to post full text of administrative rules for all state agencies on the lieutenant governor's internet website in a single, searchable database, beginning 01/01/08.
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JUD, FIN |
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HB 733 |
RELATING TO TAXATION. Requires disclosure and internet posting of certain tax information to the public by the department of taxation.
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JUD, FIN |
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HB 987 |
RELATING TO POLICE OFFICERS. Clarifies meaning of "acts done in the performance of the officer's duty as a police officer" for purposes of determining if a police officer who is prosecuted or sued must be represented by an attorney who is employed by the county.
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JUD |
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HB 1108 |
RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION: AMENDING OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES AND THE SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, AND DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS. Amends or repeals various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes and the Session Laws of Hawaii for the purpose of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, and deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions
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JUD |
Decision making to follow.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TOURISM & CULTURE AND HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TOURISM
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
2:15 p.m.
Conference Room 229; State Capitol
AGENDA:
The purpose of the informational briefing is to receive testimonies from several entities in the Hawaii Cruise Line and Timeshare Industries regarding their impact on the state economy.
COMMITTEE ON TOURISM & CULTURE
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 325; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 991 |
RELATING TO TOURISM. Requires Hawaii tourism authority to set aside 10% of its annual marketing budget for local campaigns. Adds to powers of authority. Adds workforce development to subjects for which the authority may contract.
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TAC, FIN |
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HB 189 |
RELATING TO CRUISE SHIP FEES. Requires department of land and natural resources to annually report costs of cruise ships using small boat harbors and propose annual legislation to fix fees to offset those costs. Requires fees to be set by statute and not by rules of the department of land and natural resources.
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TAC, TRN/WLH, FIN |
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HB 569 |
RELATING TO TOURISM. Creates temporary tourism economic district taskforce to study ways to revitalize a specific area of Waikiki, including issues of fast-track zoning, infrastructure development, mixed land use, and the use of tax incentives. Report by 12/31/2007. Terminates on 6/30/2008.
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TAC, FIN |
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HB 570 |
RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX. Exempts from the general excise tax amounts received by the operator of the Hawaii convention center for reimbursement of costs or advances made pursuant to contract with the Hawaii tourism authority.
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TAC, FIN |
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HB 571 |
RELATING TO TOURISM. Appropriates funds from the transient accommodations tax to develop emergency response centers in the four counties to protect and shelter tourists during a natural disaster or any other emergency.
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TAC, PSM, FIN |
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HB 706 |
RELATING TO LAND USE. Establishes culturally valuable districts and community advisory councils to review land use and zoning petitions and applications for a conservation district use permit for lands within the districts; sets forth duties of the community advisory councils.
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TAC, WLH, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
8:30 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
The purpose of this information briefing is to receive information on the proposed transit system for the City and County of Honolulu from Mayor Mufi Hannemann.
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
10:00 a.m.
Conference Room 309; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 157 |
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE. Requires motor vehicle insurers to reduce the rates of drivers over the age of 55 who successfully complete a driver improvement course.
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TRN, CPC |
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HB 353 |
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Repeals the prohibition against the payment and receipt of commissions related to the sale of collision damage waivers for rental vehicles.
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TRN, CPC |
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HB 362 |
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. Allows for the immediate removal of a motor vehicle from the scene of an accident where no serious, substantial, or bodily injury has occurred.
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TRN, JUD |
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HB 279 |
RELATING TO TOWING. Requires all towing companies operating in the State to display in the cab of each of their tow trucks, in plain view and in large bold legible print, the license number of the truck and the towing company's name and telephone number.
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TRN, CPC |
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HB 895 |
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Allows counties to increase vehicle registration fees. Increases towing and storage fees tow companies are allowed to charge. Decreases the number of days required to notify a motor vehicle owner. Decreases the number of days the motor vehicle owner has to claim the motor vehicle.
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TRN, FIN |
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HB 657 |
RELATING TO WAIVER OF ABANDONED VEHICLE PUBLIC AUCTION REQUIREMENTS. Allows the waiver of public auction of a towed vehicle that has not been claimed and the vehicle is missing major components or is so materially damaged as to render the vehicle inoperable and the registration period has expired for the vehicle.
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TRN, FIN |
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HB 435 |
RELATING TO MOPEDS. Requires mopeds to be inspected annually, to display a certificate of inspection, and to be operated only with an exhaust system that meets original manufacturer specifications.
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TRN, JUD |
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HB 748 |
RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES. Makes unpaid parking citations the responsibility of the person who was the registered owner of the vehicle at the time the citation was issued, even if the vehicle is later transferred to a new or repossessed by the legal owner. Permits the driver's license of the person who was the registered owner at the time the citation was issued to be restricted until outstanding assessments are paid.
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TRN, JUD |
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HB 284 |
ELATING TO HIGHWAY SAFETY. Limits the purchase and rebuilding of salvaged vehicles to licensed individuals. Includes airbags as a resale component that requires department of transportation approval.
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TRN, JUD |
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HB 535 |
RELATING TO CHILD ENDANGERMENT. Establishes the offense of leaving a child unsupervised in a motor vehicle. Effective 1/1/2008.
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TRN, JUD |
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HB 416 |
RELATING TO AIRPORTS. Exempts structures and improvements to land used for airport purposes from special management area permitting requirements and approval of county agencies.
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TRN, WLH |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
8:35 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 540 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GLOBAL YOUTH CENTER IN HAWAII. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to establish a Global Youth Center in Hawaii .
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INT, HED, FIN |
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HB 1025 |
MAKING A GRANT-IN-AID TO THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIONS CLUB TO CONSTRUCT A CAMP FACILITY FOR YOUTH ON OAHU. Provide a grant-in-aid the Hawaii Lions Club to construct a youth camp on Oahu.
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INT, FIN |
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HB 1117 |
RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. Requires ERS to divest itself of investments in companies that provide significant support for genocide in Sudan; allows reinvestment; provides exemptions; requires reporting; authorizes enforcement by AG; sunsets when the Darfur genocide ends or divestment interferes with U.S. foreign policy.
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INT, LAB, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 1684 |
RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL LIAISON FOR THE LEGISLATURE. Creates one full-time position of international liaison for the legislature within department of business, economic development, and tourism, office of international affairs. Makes appropriation.
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INT, LMG, FIN |
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HB 1947 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PLAN FOR AND TO HOST THE INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS HEALTH CONFERENCE, "HEALING OUR SPIRIT WORLDWIDE" IN HAWAII. Makes an appropriation for preliminary planning to host the international indigenous health conference in Hawaii in 2010.
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INT, WLH, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
10:30 a.m.
Conference Room 329; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 30 |
RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS. Requires legislative consent to bind State to international trade agreements. Creates legislative points of contact to serve as liaisons with the federal government. Creates office of trade enforcement to monitor, analyze, and assess trade and creates citizens' commission on globalization to make recommendations.
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INT/EDB, FIN |
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HB 31 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT. Prohibits state officials from binding the State to government procurement rules of an international trade agreement without legislative action.
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INT/EDB, FIN |
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HB 32 |
RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Bans State from contracting with or giving development assistance to companies that contract work offshore. Requires violating companies to repay to the State the amount paid for the percentage of work done by offshore workers. Bans violators from receiving contracts or development assistance for 5 years.
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EDB/INT, LAB, FIN |
Decision making to follow.
COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, OCEAN RESOURCES & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
9:00 a.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 252 |
RELATING TO CONVEYANCE TAXES FOR SPECULATIVE SALES. Increases conveyance tax rates.
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WLH, EDB, FIN |
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HB 507 |
RELATING TO BOATING. Prohibits the transfer of the small boat harbors to a county without legislative approval.
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WLH, LMG, FIN |
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HB 251 |
RELATING TO WATER CONSERVATION. Prohibits use of potable water to irrigate new golf courses effective 7/1/10, except where there is no reasonably available source of nonpotable water or use of nonpotable water poses a threat to public health and safety or other surface and ground water uses. Defines potable and nonpotable water. Emphasizes role of nonpotable water in programs for the development, conservation, protection, control, and regulation of water resources.
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WLH, EDB, FIN |
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HB 652 |
RELATING TO DAM SAFETY. Establishes requirements for dam inspection and safety. Establishes penalties for failure to comply. Creates dam safety fund. Creates dam rehabilitation loan program.
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WLH, JUD, FIN |
COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, OCEAN RESOURCES & HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
10:00 a.m.
Conference Room 312; State Capitol
AGENDA:
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HB 1905 |
RELATING TO DAM SAFETY. Establishes requirements for dam inspection and safety. Establishes penalties for failure to comply. Creates dam safety revolving fund. Creates dam rehabilitation loan program.
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WLH, JUD, FIN |
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HB 1847 |
RELATING TO CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT. Requires the department of land and natural resources and the department of public safety to enter into a memorandum of agreement for the department of public safety to provide assistance in enforcing laws over which the department of land and natural resources has jurisdiction. Appropriates funds to the department of land and natural resources to implement the recommendations made by the office of the auditor relating to enforcement.
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WLH, PSM, FIN |
Decision making to follow.