THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017
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Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair |
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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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DATE: |
Thursday, March 30, 2017 |
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1:40 PM |
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Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective standing committee(s):
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RELATING TO THE KAHO‘OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION. Appropriates funds to support the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission. (SD1)
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HWN, WAM |
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RELATING TO RECYCLING. Requires DAGS to reasonably provide and maintain onsite collection methods at buildings and facilities it manages, maintains, or services for the collection of recyclable materials. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
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AEN/GVO, WAM |
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RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. Restructures the Hawaii Invasive Species Council as the Hawaii Invasive Species Authority to coordinate implementation of the Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan and related duties. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
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AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Establishes the invasive species rapid response special fund within DLNR. Establishes procedures for emergency declarations and expenditures. Appropriates moneys into the special fund. (SD1)
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AEN/WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Appropriates funds to the Hawaii ant lab for personnel and equipment to support mitigation of the little fire ant. (SD1)
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AEN/HRE, WAM |
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RELATING TO LIVESTOCK HARVEST FACILITIES. Makes an appropriation for the planning and design of scalable livestock harvest facilities to be expended by the Department of Agriculture. (HB1389 HD1)
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AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET. Appropriates funds to the Department of Land and Natural Resources to assist and provide supplemental funds to the National Wildlife Research Center of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to research the negative impacts of the rose-ringed parakeet on Kauai and develop and begin implementation of a control plan to reduce the negative impacts. Effective 3/15/2099. (SD1)
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WTL/AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. Requires the counties to make recommendations for important agricultural lands by 6/30/2019 or forfeit that right to the Land Use Commission. Extends the period to claim important agricultural land qualified agricultural cost tax credits by 10 years and limits cumulative tax credit to $1,000,000 per tax payer. Appropriates unspecified funds for identification and mapping of important agricultural lands. Effective 7/1/50. (SD1)
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WTL/AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO WATER INFRASTRUCTURE LOANS. Broadens the Water Infrastructure Loan Program to include loans made to water utilities. Amends the definition of "water infrastructure equipment" and "water infrastructure loans" and "loan program" to include water tanks. Effective 3/15/2099. (SD1)
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WTL/CPH, WAM |
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RELATING TO WATER CONSERVATION. Establishes a two-year water conservation financial assistance pilot program to provide financial assistance to county-owned public water systems. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050, repeals 6/30/19. (SD1)
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WTL/PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS. Authorizes the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to commission an artist to design and build a monument to honor and commemorate Filipino veterans of World War II, with funds appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii. Effective 5/22/2050. (SD1)
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IAA/PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO FILIPINO VETERANS BURIAL ASSISTANCE. Appropriates funds for burial grants for qualifying Filipino-American veterans to provide funeral and burial services and transportation of their remains to the Philippines. (HB1420 HD1)
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PSM, WAM |
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Decision making meeting only, no oral testimony will be accepted.
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FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE BILLS CHIEF AT (808) 586-6800.
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_____________________________________ Senator Jill N. Tokuda Chair |
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