THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair |
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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Vice Chair |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
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1:00 PM |
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Conference Room 224 & Videoconference |
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A M E N D E D A G E N D A
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RELATING TO COMPOSTING. Establishes and appropriates funds for a compost reimbursement program within the department of agriculture and one full-time permanent compost reimbursement program manager position to oversee the program. Requires an annual progress report of the program to the legislature prior to each regular session.
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AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO POLLUTION ABATEMENT. Increases civil penalties for the violation of various pollution provisions. Appropriates funds for one full time equivalent (1.0 FTE) state biologist or ecologist.
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AEN, JDC/WAM |
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RELATING TO EGG-LAYING HENS. Requires farm owners or operators to confine egg-laying hens in accordance with the standards established in this measure. Effective 6/30/27, prohibits a business owner or operator from selling shell eggs or egg products that are produced by egg-laying hens that were confined in a cruel manner.
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AEN, CPN/JDC |
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[Measure deleted on 2/7/2022] |
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RELATING TO LITTER CONTROL. Prohibits the intentional release of balloons inflated with a gas that is lighter than air.
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AEN, JDC |
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RELATING TO MICROBEADS. Beginning 7/1/2022: bans the manufacture of a personal care product, except a non-prescription drug, that contains plastic microbeads. Beginning 7/1/2023: bans the sale or offer for sale of a personal care product, except a non-prescription drug, that contains plastic microbeads and bans the manufacture of a non-prescription drug that contains plastic microbeads. Beginning 7/1/2024: bans the sale or offer for sale of a non-prescription drug that contains plastic microbeads. Specifically exempts rinse-off cosmetics and rinse-off cosmetics that are also non-prescription drugs regulated by the federal Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015.
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AEN, CPN/JDC |
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RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION. Assesses a climate change mitigation impact fee on every customer who rents, leases, or utilizes a rental motor vehicle. Establishes a climate change mitigation special fund. Specifies that the impact fees collected shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund; provided that, beginning 7/1/2024, the impact fees shall be deposited to the credit of the climate change mitigation special fund.
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AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. Requires the Department of Agriculture to collaborate with agricultural growers and researchers to develop and implement a program to safely distribute disease- and insect-free tropical plant materials to Hawaii farmers. Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules to specify the plant species and varieties that warrant additional regulations. Appropriates funds.
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AEN, WAM |
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RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSION. Removes the limitation on specific types of wastewater systems to which cesspools must be upgraded or converted, and instead requires a cesspool to be upgraded or converted to a wastewater system approved by the department of health, prior to 1/1/2050.
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AEN, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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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 Mike Gabbard Chair |
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