Bill Text: HI SB907 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Reporting By The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-11-30 - Carried over to 2018 Regular Session. [SB907 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-SB907-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO REPORTING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Act 234, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, is amended by amending section 7, to read as follows:
"SECTION 7. Not less than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session
of 2010 [and every fifth regular session following the regular session of
2010,] the greenhouse gas emission reduction task force shall submit to the
legislature a copy of its work plan and proposed regulatory scheme, along with
any proposed legislation, [and any five year update to the work plan and
proposed regulatory scheme,] for achieving the maximum practically and
technically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
from sources or categories of sources of greenhouse gases."
SECTION 2. Section 304A-1893.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The initial evaluation shall be
conducted beginning July 1, 2017, and every three years thereafter by a
two-person panel of independent energy and environmental technical experts who
shall be appointed by [the director of business, economic development, and tourism and who
shall not be affiliated with the Hawaii natural energy institute.] the
University of Hawaii office of the vice president for research and innovation. The panel shall submit a report of the findings and
recommendations of each evaluation to the legislature no later than twenty days
prior to the convening of the following regular session. The Hawaii natural
energy institute shall cooperate with and provide support to the evaluation panel."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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INTRODUCED BY: |
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BY REQUEST
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Report Title:
Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
Description:
Deletes "every fifth year reporting" requirement by the greenhouse gas emissions reduction task force to the Legislature and changes who is authorized to appoint the panel to conduct the evaluation of the energy systems development special fund projects.
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