THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2021

 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, April 9, 2021

TIME:

10:10 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 211 & Videoconference

TIMESLOT:

WAM

 

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A G E N D A

 

The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective subject matter committees:

 

HB 552, HD1, SD1

      (SSCR1225)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Establishes clean ground transportation goals for state agencies on a staggered basis until achieving a one hundred per cent light-duty motor vehicle clean fleet by 12/31/2030.    Requires the Hawaii state energy office to lead the efforts to incorporate energy efficiency, renewable energy, energy resiliency, and clean transportation to reduce costs and achieve clean energy goals across all public facilities.  Requires that all new light-duty passenger vehicles purchased for the state's fleet are zero emission vehicles and the comptroller may authorize an exemption for new fleet vehicle procurement.  Requires that the vehicle selection criteria include one hundred percent biodiesel fueled vehicles.  Allows state and counties to include trees and plants with lifespans longer than twenty years as a part of capital improvement projects.  Adds "green infrastructure" definition.  Revises definitions for "capital investment costs" and "construction "costs". Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

EET/TRS, WAM

HB 558, HD2

      (SSCR1129)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CLEAN ENERGY FINANCING.

Creates the clean energy and energy efficiency revolving loan fund in the Hawaii green infrastructure special fund to be administered by the Hawaii green infrastructure authority.  Amends and expands the purpose of the revolving sub-fund for state agencies and also includes the electrification of fleet vehicles.  Repeals the building energy efficiency revolving loan fund.  Appropriates loan ceiling.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (HD2)

 

EET, WAM

 

 

 

 

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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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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz

Chair